Hyderabad, September 19: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) today directed the director general of police (DGP) K Aravinda Rao to submit a report on the alleged misbehaviour of Kushaiguda inspector T Manohar Reddy with an ABVP woman activist.
Reacting to a petition filed by the victim along with the members of the ABVP, the SHRC directed that the DGP should submit the report by September 27.
The petitioner complained that the accused inspector had not been suspended in spite of violating her human rights. Yesterday, on the occasion of the Telangana Liberation Day, several ABVP members, including women activists, went to the Kushaiguda Sub-Registrar’s office to hoist the national flag. Manohar Reddy, while controlling the protesters, allegedly pushed a girl, a B.Tech student, by touching her inappropriately.
Following widespread criticism of the act, Cyberabad Commissioner S Prabhakar Reddy transferred Manohar Reddy along with a sub-inspector, Narender Reddy, late last night.
“Transferring Manohar Reddy is no punishment. We demand that he should be first suspended. Based on the inquiry report, further action should be initiated against him,” ABVP national executive member Kadiam Raju said.
The ABVP demanded that police should register a case under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with an intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the IPC against Manohar Reddy.
According to ABVP members, high drama continued at the Kushaiguda police station till late in the night yesterday.
The agitating students were allegedly lathi-charged inside the police station and several students were taken into preventive custody. Everything happened in the presence of deputy commissioner of police (Alwal) M Shiva Prasad, they alleged.
Meanwhile, home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy also reacted to the inspector’s misbehaviour. She said she was waiting for the DCP’s report to take a suitable action.
Cyberabad police commissioner S Prabhakar Reddy might order an inquiry based on the preliminary report already submitted by Shiva Prasad, a senior officer said.
It is learnt that the report mentioned that the inspector had mishandled the whole issue. However, the inspector is said to have been given a clean chit stating that it was not a deliberate act.
–Agencies