Act against cops for "custodial torment"; Telangana opposition

Hyderabad, Aug 14 The Congress, TDP, BJP and other opposition parties in Telangana today looked for the mediation of Governor E S L Narasimhan in an incident of asserted police overbearing against a few people having a place with Dalit and in reverse classes in Rajanna Sircilla locale.

An appointment of opposition pioneers, which included TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, state BJP chief K Laxman and TDP's Telangana unit head L Ramana, met the Governor and presented an update in such manner.

The occurrence identifies with capture of eight people a month ago at Nerella in the region for supposedly burning a sand - loaded truck, which was associated with a street mischance, causing the passing of a man.

The captured people had likewise professedly assaulted policemen.

The Congress, BJP and different parties and outfits had charged the blamed were "tormented" while in police care and subjected to "third degree strategies".

The top leaders of decision TRS are identified with the "sand mafia" (professedly engaged with inconsistencies in sand deals) in the locale, the resistance parties guaranteed in the notice submitted to the Governor.

"At the command of sand mafia contractual workers... Dalits and BCs were subjected to the most exceedingly bad type of police mercilessness and third degree torment by Sircilla police," they said.

Asserting that the police "tormented" the charged, state BJP president Laxman said the suspension of a sub-inspector for the incident was insufficient.

TDP's L Ramana asserted that sand is being transported illicitly in the region.

Congress' Reddy said the opposition parties would meet President Ram Nath Kovind in the not so distant future.

The opposition pioneers encouraged the Governor to found an autonomous investigation into the occurrence and furthermore make a move against police authorities who enjoyed "torment".