Probe Ordered into Inspector’s Action during Students’ Protest in Mahabubabad
An Additional Superintendent of Police rank officer would probe into the incident
Hyderabad: Mahabubabad Superintendent of Police, P Shabarish ordered a comprehensive probe into the highhandedness of the Inspector Raghupathi Reddy during students protest in front of the Collectorate office on Wednesday demanding withdrawal of G.O. 97 shakti scheme merger.
An Additional Superintendent of Police rank officer would probe into the incident. In a short video, Shabarish said that instructions were issued to Reddy to stay away from discharging duty till the completion of the inquiry against him. Necessary action would be taken against the Inspector after receiving the inquiry report, he said.
The district police faced sharp criticism when the Inspector caught hold of a student’s neck for a while and later dragged him during the protest and refused to leave him. A video of the incident went viral on the social media platform. This prompted the police officials to order a probe into the incident.