Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- Rowdy sheeter Riyaz, who was in Telangana police custody, was shot dead on Monday, October 20, while trying to escape from a government hospital.

Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy confirmed the news on his X post. The officer said that Riyaz tried to seize a weapon and opened fire at the officers station at the hospital.

"Police made intense efforts to capture Riyaz, but he tried to seize a weapon from them and fire at the officers. During the police's efforts to stop him, Riyaz died," the X post reads.

The previous day, Telangana police arrested Riyaz, 24, while on the run after allegedly fatally stabbing 48-year-old Nizamabad police constable E Pramod.

The rowdy sheeter, with over 30 cases regi...