Former OSD to Minister Konda Surekha, five others booked for assaulting businessman
A former aide to a government minister and five others have been booked for allegedly assaulting a businessman with iron rods. The case was transferred to the Jubilee Hills police for further investigation.
Why it matters
The involvement of a political figure's former aide in a violent crime highlights issues of political accountability and law enforcement.
A former OSD to Endowments Minister Konda Surekha and five others have been booked following a complaint by a real estate businessman, who alleged that he was assaulted with iron rods and sticks and threatened with dire consequences.
Medipally police initially registered a zero FIR based on a complaint by Gongidi Harikrishna, 36, a resident of Boduppal. The case was subsequently transferred to Jubilee Hills police on grounds of jurisdiction.
The case was registered against former OSD Sumanth, Ramu, Prashanth, Arun Kumar Reddy, Karthik and Mahender Reddy under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
According to the complaint, Harikrishna received a call from Sumanth on July 30 asking him to meet him urgently. He later went with a friend to Ramu’s office at around 9.45 p.m.
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