HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Wednesday told the Hyderabad High Court that there was no need to provide medical treatment to four of the alleged victims of Nerella incident as against a total of six. Even the remaining two were not coming forward to have medical tests, it noted. In this regard, Telangana advocate general D Prakash Reddy made this submission before the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice J Uma Devi which was dealing with petitions filed regarding the Nerella incident. One of the petitioner Gaddam Laxman was seeking CBI probe into the incident and stringent action against the police who tortured the victims.
Another petition was taken up based on the letter written to the Chief Justice by Justice B Chandra Kumar, former judge of High Court, seeking the court’s intervention to do justice to the victims who were subjected to police brutality. On earlier occasion, the bench sought full-fledged reports from the jail superintendent and hospital authorities concerned regarding the injuries to the victims of Nerella incident wherein eight Dalits and backward community people were subjected to police brutality.
On Wednesday, the AG told the court that the principal secretary to home has prepared the report on the incident. Besides, the government has also received reports from the DIG and Jail superintendent concerned on the episode. He sought some time for filing a detailed counter affidavit along with the reports before the court. During the preliminary enquiry it was found that one Sub-Inspector behaved as against the rules during the incident and was suspended, the AG added.
Following the plea, the bench adjourned the case to Sept 5 and directed the AG to submit details to the petitioner’s advocate for his response during next hearing. It may be recalled that in July this year eight youth belonging to Nerella, Jillela and Ramachandrapuram villages in Sircilla district were treated in a inhuman manner and were beaten brutally under the supervision of district SP and SI concerned as the victims had opposed constant plying of about 200 lorries everyday which were filled with sand excavated from Tangalapally Vagu. More than four villagers died in the last two months due to speeding lorries on the road which is situated besides the Nerella village. The victims held the district SP solely responsible for the whole episode and sought action against the officer.