Hyderabad: A case was registered against Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Narayana Swamy following a complaint by a Telangana Congress leader that he made derogatory comments against party leader Sonia Gandhi, police said on Saturday.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee senior vice president Mallu Ravi complained to police over Swamy's alleged comments linking Sonia Gandhi and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for the death of former CM of undivided Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

Rajasekhara Reddy died in a chopper crash in 2009.

 

The complainant alleged, among others, that Swamy spread false information.

The case was registered at Begumbazar police station in the city under section 505 IPC (statements conducing to public mischief), police said.

 

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Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Two children died after slipping and falling into a farm pond near Benakanahalli on Sunday, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Suchitra (11) and her brother Ravindra (9) from Kasapura village in Midigeshi hobli.

According to police, preliminary information suggests that the children had gone to graze goats.

They are believed to have slipped and fallen into the farm pond while attempting to drink water.

The bodies have been sent to Madhugiri Public Hospital for post-mortem.

A case has been registered at the Midigeshi police station.