The ACP of Shadnagar is conducting an inquiry into the matter and further action would be taken based on the inquiry report, the statement said.
Published Aug 05, 2024 | 9:57 AM ⚊ Updated Aug 05, 2024 | 1:23 PM
Telangana police. (Wikimedia)
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday, 4 August directed the higher police officials in the state to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged torture of a Dalit woman at a police station in Shadnagar, near Hyderabad.
Reddy further assured that justice would be served to the victims, and the government would stand with them.
According to a press release, “When the matter came to the notice of the chief minister, who is in the USA, he immediately spoke to the higher authorities of the police.”
He ordered those thought to be related to the incident to be immediately removed from the Shadnagar police station, and attached to the police headquarters.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that none of those responsible for the incident can escape.
షాద్‌నగర్‌లో పోలీస్ స్టేషన్ పరిధిలో జరిగిన సంఘటనను ముఖ్యమంత్రి రేవంత్ రెడ్డి గారు తీవ్రంగా పరిగణించారు. అమెరికా పర్యటనలో ఉన్న ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఈ ఘటనపై పోలీసు ఉన్నతాధికారులతో మాట్లాడి వివరాలు తెలుసుకున్నారు. దానిపై సమగ్ర విచారణ జరిపించాలని ఆదేశించారు.
ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఆదేశాల మేరకు ఈ…
— CPRO to CM / Telangana (@CPRO_TGCM) August 4, 2024
A departmental inquiry has been ordered, and a statement from police quoted Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty as saying that the DI (detective inspector) of Shadnagar has been attached to the commissionerate headquarters pending an inquiry into the allegations.
The ACP of Shadnagar is conducting an inquiry into the matter and further action would be taken based on the inquiry report, the statement said.
A Dalit woman has alleged that she was tortured by cops at Shadnagar police station. The woman, it is claimed, was called to the police station over allegations of gold theft and then allegedly assaulted in the presence of her minor son.
While talking to reporters, the woman claimed that her husband was beaten up first and then released. She was then forced to remove her sari and wear shorts. The police personnel tied her hands and legs before assaulting her. Despite her pleas, the woman stated that she was not spared.
Reacting to the incident, BRS working president KTR, took to X, to criticise the Congress government for the atrocities happening against women.
KTR further called out Revanth Reddy for humiliating women, saying “The chief minister is insulting the women himself, naturally the police are acting similarly.”
“Is this the rule of Indiramma? Is this democracy,” asked the BRS leader, and alleged that the Congress government is “anti-dalit and anti-women.”
He demanded that a case of SC and ST atrocity be registered against the police personnel involved.
దళిత మహిళపై ఇంత దాష్టీకమా?
ఇదేనా ఇందిరమ్మ పాలన? ఇదేనా ప్రజాపాలన?
దొంగతనం ఒప్పుకోవాలంటూ థర్డ్ డిగ్రీ ప్రయోగిస్తారా?
మహిళా అని కూడా చూడకుండా ఇంత అమానవీయంగా ప్రవర్తిస్తారా?
నిక్కర్ తొడిగి, బూటు కాళ్లతో తన్నటమా..!
ఇంత కర్కశత్వమా… సిగ్గు సిగ్గు..!
కొడుకు ముందే చిత్ర… pic.twitter.com/d9ERDZnHJo
— KTR (@KTRBRS) August 5, 2024
(With PTI inputs)
