LIC Hyderabad Zonal Office organises walkathon for Vigilance Awareness Week
Hyderabad: As part of the Vigilance Awareness Week observance, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Hyderabad Zonal Office organised a walkathon on Sunday, November 3rd. Employees and agents from offices in Hyderabad and Secunderabad participated in the event, which saw 450 participants.
Vigilance Awareness Week, celebrated annually, coincides with the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known for his integrity. LIC began its activities with an Integrity Pledge on October 28th, followed by online quizzes and essay writing competitions aimed at raising awareness among employees.
The walkathon, flagged off by Zonal Manager Puneet Kumar, passed through Telugutalli Flyover, Mint Compound, Saifabad Police Station, Prasad’s Imax, and Lumbini Park, before concluding at the LIC Zonal Office. Participants carried placards promoting vigilance awareness along the route.
Addressing the gathering, Puneet Kumar highlighted the role of preventive vigilance in curbing corruption and informed that LIC launched its first Vigilance Manual, unveiled by CEO and MD Siddharth Mohanty at the Central Office in Mumbai.
R. Sateesh Babu, Regional Manager, emphasised the importance of generating public awareness about the negative impacts of corruption, while Zonal Vigilance Officer K. Sunandan noted efforts by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to spread the message of preventive vigilance among students.
The event was supported by local police teams, ensuring smooth traffic regulation. This year, Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed with the theme, “Culture of Integrity for Nation's Prosperity.”
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Two highway robbers shot at in Hubballi during spot inspection
Hubballi (Karnataka), Nov 24: Two suspected robbers were shot at on Sunday when they tried to escape from police as they were taken for a spot inspection, Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N Shashikumar said.
The incident happened when they were taken to a spot, in the outskirts of Hubbali, where they allegedly waylaid a car and looted money couple of weeks ago. Police took them there to make them describe the alleged crime.
The two alleged robbers Bharath and Farooq from Mangaluru were shot in their leg when they assaulted three police officers including two women police officers, Shashikumar told PTI.
He said the police officers shot them in self defence. According to him, the gang had waylaid a car on November 8 and decamped with Rs 7 lakh. Investigation led to the arrest of Bharath and Farooq and subsequently some amount was recovered from them, he added.
The Police Commissioner said the injured are being treated at Hubballi KIMS Hospital. Farooq, he said, has more than 17 cases registered against him in various police stations. There were cases registered against him in other states as well.
Bharat too has many criminal cases against him in various police stations in the state, Shashikumar said.
