We are not land-grabbers: Sister

Hyderabad: Akhila Priya’s

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Mounika Reddy has said “all that is being said against her sister are mere allegations”. “It is an accusation that my sister is involved in kidnapping... is not yet proven in court. My sister also said we are open to any inquiry,” Mounika Reddy said.

Talking to TOI, Mounika said police sat at her sister’s home throughout the night and took her to the police station in the morning. “There were no woman cops. My sister was going through a gynaec process and she even suffered an epileptic fit. Despite that, she has been arrested and made accused number one (A1) overnight,” Mounika alleged. However, Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar clarified that woman cops were present when Akhila Priya was arrested and she was produced before a magistrate only after medical check up at Gandhi Hospital. “We have followed proper procedure. At the time of registration of the case, Subba Reddy was A1 based on the complaint of the victim’s family. Based on subsequent investigation, Akhila Priya has been named A1,” the commissioner clarified.

Mounika also said she and Akhila Priya knew Praveen and his family members since childhood and differences had cropped up between them recently due to certain civil matters. “Don’t brand us as factionists because we are from Allagadda and please don’t give a message to the public as if we came here to grab land. I am asking for a fair investigation,” Mounika said.

We have followed proper procedure. At the time of registration of the case, Subba Reddy was A1 based on the complaint of the victim’s family. Based on subsequent investigation, Akhila Priya has been named A1