A viral video of a woman protester being dragged by hair by two policewomen on a two-wheeler in Telangana's Hyderabad sparked massive outrage on Wednesday, with opposition BRS MLC K Kavitha seeking the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission into the matter.
According to the information available with the police, the incident happened at the agricultural university in Hyderabad's Rajendranagar on Wednesday during a protest by students over their objection to the allotment of some university land for the construction of a new building for the high court.
During the agitation, some of the protesters started running when the cops were trying to take them into preventive custody, police said, adding that it appears the incident happened when the policewomen tried to chase them.
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When asked if the woman protester in the video had been identified, police said the incident had come to their notice a short while ago and that the matter would be investigated.
In the video, a woman can be seen running when two policewomen come on a two-wheeler from behind and grab her hair, making her fall on the ground.
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Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty said the matter would be thoroughly probed. "We will inquire thoroughly into the matter and take appropriate action," news agency PTI quoted him as saying.
BRS leader Kavitha said the "arrogant behaviour" demands an unconditional apology from the Telangana police. "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 said in a post on X.
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"This arrogant behaviour demands an unconditional apology from the Telangana Police. Urging the Human Rights Commission to take swift and strict action against those involved," she said.
Kavitha, daughter of BRS president and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, said that such behaviour cannot become a norm and must be condemned by all alike.
