"The Congress government is running a dictatorial regime, using police as henchmen to silence dissent," he said. He accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of orchestrating a crackdown on media houses that dare to question the government
Praveen Kumar, who was the Shaligouraram SI, was placed under Vacancy Reserve (VR), after the woman, following his harassment, approached the Director-General of Police and the Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda.