Stones pelted at building inside police academy in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Unidentified persons allegedly pelted stones at the short firing range complex on the premises of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here, police said on Thursday.

According to the complaint lodged by the NPA officials on Wednesday, the first incident took place on January 23 when some unknown person pelted stones at the complex from outside the perimeter wall adjoining Hassannagar, a police officer said. Window glass of store room on the first floor was shattered, said Sub-Inspector G Narender of Rajendranagar police station. A similar incident happened again on January 25 where window glass of a toilet block was broken and some marbles were recovered from the spot. A hole, looking like a gunshot mark, was found on the window panel of one of the store rooms on the first floor. On Thursday we carried out searches in the houses of suspects in the surrounding area.

The residents claim a boy was using a catapult. We are probing further, he said.