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Hyderabad: Complaint filed against Moghalpura inspector for thrashing public

Activists in the past have also raised this issue of police excesses.

Hyderabad: A complaint has been lodged against Moghalpura inspector Durga Prasad for needlessly thrashing the public – both pedestrians and commuters – in the Old City of Hyderabad. The complaint was sent to the city police commissioner Kothakota Srinivas Reddy after videos of the police excesses surfaced on social media.

According to the complaint by activist SQ Massod, the Moghalpura inspector has been allegedly thrashing and harassing people in the night as part of the Mission Chabutra of the Hyderabad police. The programme was introduced to get youth who hang out late in the night outside of their homes to stop indulging in the activity.

In the past, activists also raised the issue of police excesses. In a video that has been doing rounds on social media, the inspector and other police officials can be seen questioning people, apart from beating up people randomly.

Masood in his complaint also asked the Hyderabad police commissioner to put an end to Mission Chabutra, apart from seeking action against the Moghalpura inspector. In his email, he also added that the police in the south zone have been doing this in the past as well.

This post was last modified on July 16, 2024 9:34 pm

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Yunus Lasania

With over 9 years of experience in reporting, Yunus Lasania is a journalist who has worked with 3 national dailies in his career. He last worked as the state correspondent for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Mint (HT Media). With a deep love for Hyderabad and its history, he also runs the Instagram page The Hyderabad History Project, and is also the host of Beyond Charminar, a podcast series on the history of Hyderabad, focusing on the lesser known aspects of his city. Yunus is the City Editor of Siasat.com

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