Shnkar Rao's daughter files plaint against cops for manhandling him

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Hyderabad: Even as the CID is probing the alleged rough handling of former minister and Congress MLA P Shankar Rao by police in connection with a land encroachment case, his daughter today lodged a complaint against the policemen.
Rao’s daughter Sushmita, who lodged a complaint with the Musheerabad police, alleged that Neredmet police personnel “man-handled” a senior MLA (Shankar Rao), who underwent a by-pass surgery recently, while picking him up for questioning in connection with the case on January 31.
“In the complaint, she (Rao’s daughter) has sought for initiating action against the Neredmet police personnel accusing them of ill-treating and man-handling her father,” a senior police officer said adding they have not yet registered any case so far and were seeking legal opinion in this regard.
Musheerabad police on Friday last booked a criminal case against Rao, who represents Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency here, for allegedly “threatening and abusing” Neredmet station house officer P Srinivas, when he, along with other policemen, went to serve notice on the legislator, who is accused of forging land documents of Green Field venture at Neredmet here for “illegal” gains.
In November 2011, a criminal case was registered against the MLA, his brother P Dayanand and three others for allegedly duping the owners of housing plots in Green Field Colony.
Police wanted to question Rao in connection with the case after the High Court lifted the stay on his arrest last year and went to his residence at Musheerabad on January 31.
Sushmita had earlier alleged that there was a “political vendetta” behind the police action against her father and had demanded the state government to order an inquiry by the CBI into the behaviour of the police officials who picked him up for questioning from his residence on January 31.
In wake of allegations of man-handling of a dalit MLA by police, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on February 1 had directed DGP V Dinesh Reddy to conduct a high-level inquiry into the entire episode.
Accordingly, the Crime Investigation Department of AP Police took up investigations. However, Rao, who is presently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Banjara Hills, reportedly refused to give his statement when CID officers met him yesterday.