Ex-mayor’s wife booked in assault case at women’s PG

Hyderabad: Punjagutta police registered a criminal case against Bonthu Sridevi, wife of former Hyderabad mayor Bonthu Rammohan, after a private hostel operator alleged that she and her associates assaulted workers at his women’s PG hostel in Ameerpet. A counter-complaint was also booked against hostel workers following allegations from the opposite side that one of their group members was assaulted.

According to police, the complainant, D Veera Hanuman, runs the Asian PG for Girls hostel in Ameerpet from a building owned by J Boyamma, mother of Bonthu Sridevi. Hanuman alleged that Sridevi had been entering the hostel premises with her followers over the past three days and threatening staff members.

He further alleged that around 7 pm on Wednesday, Sridevi and nearly 30 persons forcibly entered the hostel and attacked staff members Rajyalakshmi, Sirisha, and Aparna. The complaint also alleged that two security personnel were assaulted, mobile phones of hostel workers were snatched, and a gold chain belonging to one of them was forcibly taken away.

“In the countercomplaint, B Munni, a member of the other group, alleged that she was assaulted by Aparna and Rajyalakshmi at the hostel. We have registered two assault cases. The first case was booked against Sridevi and her mother Boyamma, while the second case was registered against Aparna and Rajyalakshmi under relevant sections of the BNS on Wednesday,” Punjagutta inspector M Rama Krishna said.