Hyderabad: Cop under lens for assault on BJP worker

HYDERABAD: After a video showing a Chaitanyapuri inspector assaulting a BJP worker surfaced on Wednesday, Rachakonda commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat has directed LB Nagar DCP Sunpreet Singh to conduct an inquiry into the incident.
The alleged assault took place at Gaddiannaram market when the inspector was trying to clear out farmers who were gathering to sell their produce.The market had been closed since Tuesday afternoon after reports of violation of social distancing and other norms put in place by the government.
However, a significant number of farmers are still said to have reached the market on Tuesday night following which the police had to direct them to leave the place. Upon hearing this, a worker from BJP's Nagarkurnool cadre, Sudhakar Rao, approached the market to confront the police. He is said to have been pushed and verbally abused by the inspector.
"On police request, farmers with their vehicles initially left the market...but it was Sudhakar Rao who escorted them back during curfew hours, knowing full well that the market was close," Janaki Reddy, the inspector in question told TOI. Meanwhile, a case has been booked against Sudhakar for assault on a public servant and other charges.