Hyderabad, April 8: Women associated with the Andhra Pradesh voluntary health workers union (AASHA) who were agitating in front of the District Medical Health Office were lathi-charged by inspector Trinath and Sub inspector Appa Rao of Vizianagaram town leaving them injured.
Mr. Trinath resorted to indiscriminate lathi charge on ASHA workers during which 4 of them lost consciousness due to indiscriminate beating.
Inspector’s lathi-charge was captured on film by a TV channel and was repeatedly telecast, following which superintendent police Vizianagaram Mr. Naveen Gulathi reacted upon it and issued orders suspending inspector Trinath.
Earlier Home Minister Mrs. Sabitha Indira Reddy expressed resentment over police lathi charge on AASHA workers and directed DGP Mr. Arvind Rao to probe into the matter and furnish report.
SP Mr. Naveen Gulati told that police was forced to take to lathi charge as the AASHA workers tried to barge into District Medical Health office injuring two women home guards during the process.
It should be noted that AASHA workers were protesting for increment in salaries and provision of other facilities.
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