In a twilight attack, dacoits ransack a house in Hyderabad and injure the inmates who resisted the attempt. Injured succumbs in the hospital.

A gang of dacoits entered the house of a civil contractor K. N. Murthy in the early hours of today, in Madhapur. They stole cash and gold from the house. In the melee Mr.Murthy suffered severe injuries in the hands of the dacoits, when they were resisted. Mr.Murthy was immediately taken to hospital, where he died. Police are on the lookout for the gang.