Telangana minister G Jagadish Reddy gheraoed by protesters over rape & murder of woman

HYDERABAD: Women gheraoed energy minister G Jagadish Reddy in Nalgonda on Thursday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 54-year-old woman in Mushampally a day earlier. Since the incident took place in the backdrop of a minor’s rape and murder at Saidabad, opposition parties came down heavily against police.
Deputy inspector general of police (Nalgonda) AV Ranganath said that two persons, both nearly 40 years and who were allegedly involved in the offence, were arrested.They have been produced before a magistrate.

On Wednesday, the victim, who was on her way to a grocery store, en route she went near the prime accused’s house to pluck flowers. “The two accused, who were already in an inebriated condition, dragged her into the residence of the prime accused. The prime accused then raped the victim, while the other person stood guard outside,” the DIG said. The prime accused killed her by banging her head to the floor besides attempting to smother, he added.
Later, her body was dumped in the verandah of the residence of the prime accused. The co-accused went to a relative of the victim and informed that she was unconscious. ``The relative first went to the victim’s residence, where she was not seen. Later in search of the accused, when he went to the prime accused’s residence her body was found. After he alerted locals, they nabbed both the accused and handed them over to police,” officials said.
Police said spouses of both the accused had deserted them. “The prime accused’s wife left him a month ago and since then he was constantly drinking,’‘ police said. On Thursday, when Jagadish Reddy came to the district to participate in an official programme, a number of women raised slogans and protested. Police had to intervene to control the protesters.
Accused’s wife had stepped in to save him in earlier case:
A month ago too, the prime accused reportedly molested a woman, who lodged a complaint. Later, after the wife of the accused requested the woman to withdraw the complaint with an assurance that he would never misbehave again, the woman withdrew her complaint.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)