Mahabubabad: Suspended cop remanded for attempting to rape woman SI

Srinivas Reddy, who was working as the SI at the Maripeda police station in the district, was suspended on Tuesday as the victim lodged a complaint

Mahabubabad: Polireddy Srinivas Reddy, Sub-Inspector of police, who was accused of attempting to rape a woman Probationary Sub-Inspector of 2020 batch in the early hours of Tuesday, was sent to judicial remand for 14 days by a local court on Tuesday, said Mahabubabad Superintendent of Police N Koti Reddy in a statement here on Wednesday.

Srinivas Reddy, who was working as the SI at the Maripeda police station in the district, was placed under suspension on Tuesday by the North Zone IG and Warangal Range DIG Y Nagi Reddy, as the victim approached Warangal Police Commissioner Tarun Joshi.

In her complaint, the officer stated Srinivas Reddy had been sending messages to her phone and been deleting them quickly. He used to question her as to why she was not responding to his messages. According to the FIR, Srinivas Reddy had committed sexual assault on her and bit on several places on her body, and dropped her back at her residence.

Since the woman SI belonged to the downtrodden SC community, a case of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act was also booked against Srinivasa Reddy besides IPC sections including 354, 354 (A), 354 (B), 354 (D) and 376 r/w 511. SP Koti Reddy said that Thorrur DSP Venkataramana Motla had been appointed as the investigating officer into the case.

He also added that ‘vigilance committee’ would also be formed to check such heinous acts in the department in the future and added that gender sensitivity programmes would also be conducted for the police personnel.

“Stringent action will be taken against the officers as per the law, irrespective of their rank or designation, if they were found guilty of such offences.” Koti Reddy added.

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