National Commission for SCs demands arrest of Malkajgiri MLA, followers

Police faulted for not taking timely action against perpetrators

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has directed the police to arrest Malkajgiri MLA M. Hanumantha Rao and his followers responsible for the attack on SC women during a protest demonstration on the Independence Day, within 24 hours under the SC/ST Atrocities Act on Wednesday. Commission Vice-Chairman Arun Halder, who rushed from New Delhi to probe into the episode, found fault with the police for not arresting the culprits till date and questioned how the attacked women were kept in the police station till wee hours and why it took them two days to file a case against those responsible for the violence. During a review meeting held with top police and district administration officials, he called for a detailed report to be filed within 48 hours on the entire incident. If the administration and the police had acted in time incidents like the present one could have been avoided, he pointed out and accused the police personnel of bringing disrepute to the entire force by not acting against the perpetrators responsible for the attack.