A girl pupil related to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) was manhandled and dragged by her hair by two policewomen in Telangana’s RangaReddy district on Wednesday throughout a protest.
A video of the incident, that occurred within the Rajendra Nagar space of town, additionally went viral on social media.
Notably, college students of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural College (PJTSAU) are protesting towards the state authorities’s choice to allocate 100 acres of land belonging to the college for the development of the brand new Excessive Courtroom advanced.
On Wednesday, the ABVP known as for a protest in assist of the scholars. As a precautionary measure, the native police took 20 protestors underneath preventive custody.
In the course of the agitation, a girl pupil related to the ABVP was chased by two ladies constables on a scooter and the pillion-riding cop caught the coed by the hair, following which she fell on the bottom.
Talking in regards to the incident, the Rajendra Nagar police inspector mentioned, “Today a protest was held at PJTSAU in which ABVP members also participated. We had taken around 20 protestors under preventive custody. Some protestors were running towards the road during which an incident happened where a woman constable by mistake held a protestor by her hair, following which she fell (on the ground)”.
“They both reached the police station where the woman cop stated that it was by mistake and the girl accepted that it was not personal. No complaint was filed by the girl,” he added.
In the meantime, opposition chief Okay Kavitha demanded an “unconditional apology” from the Telangana Police. She has urged the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) “to take swift and strict action against those involved”.
“The recent incident involving Telangana police is deeply concerning and absolutely unacceptable. Dragging a peaceful student protester and unleashing abrasive behaviour on the protestor raises serious questions about the need for such aggressive tactics by the police,” she posted on X.
“This arrogant behavior demands an unconditional apology from the Telangana Police. Urging the Human Rights Commission to take swift and strict action against those involved. This behavior cannot become a norm and must be condemned by all alike.@India_NHRC,” she added.
