Python barges into police station, cops flee

HYDERABAD: Banjara Hills Police Station had an unexpected visitor, an unusual guest, one that made them flee. Cops and locals were mortified at the sight of a five foot long python that had strayed into the building. Sources said there were three policemen on duty inside the police station and it was a home guard walking outside the station that spotted the reptile. He informed other policemen and they allegedly fled the spot. Sources said the station alerted a local animal welfare NGO that sent its personnel to rescue the animal. It is said to be in good health and will be handed over to the forest authorities who will release it into an appropriate habitat in the wild, soon.