Home Guard Arrested, Dismissed From Service for Assaulting Woman in Hyderabad
- On Friday evening, RPF Home Guard Kadiga Anand was arrested after a video surfaced showing him allegedly slapping a woman and dragging her by her hair for about 200 metres near Hafeezpet railway station.
- Miyapur police registered a suo motu case against Anand, booking him under Sections 74 and 118 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for assault against a woman and causing hurt using dangerous means.
- Describing the conduct as "abominable," Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand ordered immediate action against the Home Guard, who was on deputation from the Vikarabad police.
- Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh confirmed Anand has been removed from service, stating the department maintains "zero tolerance towards crimes against women."
- The accused remains in police custody and will be produced before a court following the incident, which was reported between 8.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday.
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Woman assaulted, dragged by hair by home guard outside Hyderabad Railway Station; arrested after video goes viral
Cyberabad Police Commissioner Ramesh on Saturday said that a home guard of the Railway Protection Force, identified as Anand, has been arrested in connection with a viral video showing him allegedly assaulting a woman and dragging her by her hair at Hafeezpet Railway Station in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Telangana: Home Guard Arrested for Allegedly Dragging Woman by Hair at Hafeezpet Railway Station
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Ramesh on Saturday said that a Home Guard of the Railway Protection Force, identified as Anand, has been arrested in connection with a viral video showing him allegedly assaulting a woman and dragging her by her hair at Hafeezpet Railway Station in Hyderabad, Telangana. India News | Telangana: Home Guard Arrested for Allegedly Dragging Woman by Hair at Hafeezpet …
<p style="text-align: justify;">A video circulating on social media in Telangana's Rangareddy district has sparked an uproar. The video allegedly shows an RPF constable beating a woman with a stick and dragging her by her hair outside Hafizpet railway station on Friday night. The video has sparked widespread anger. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">People have questioned the constable's behavior and demanded an impartial investigation into th…
The matter is in the news after the video of the alleged assault of a woman near Hafeezpet railway station in Hyderabad went viral. In the video, a man is seen grabbing a woman's hair and dragging her and assaulting her.
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