Jagan Mohan Reddy Slams Purple E-book Structure After Tenali Police Brutality On Dalit Youths

YSR Congress Occasion (YSRCP) chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday visited the households of three younger males in Tenali who have been allegedly subjected to police torture and public assault. He described the incident as indicative of a broader institutional decline below the present administration, referring to it as proof of the “Purple E-book Structure” — a time period he makes use of to critique the state’s governance.

The alleged incident occurred on April 25, involving Chebrolu John Victor, Karimullah, and Doma Rakesh. In accordance with reviews, the three males have been detained, pressured to sit down on the roadside, and crushed with batons in public view. Reddy claimed they have been additionally threatened with electrical shocks whereas in custody.

“Within the state of Andhra Pradesh, each establishment has taken a again seat,” Reddy stated. “Because of the N. Chandrababu authorities and the Purple E-book Structure, the police have develop into complicit in these actions.”

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP President and former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited Tenali in the present day and met the household of John Victor, one of many three males who have been publicly crushed by police.

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Whereas the YSR Congress Occasion condemned the incident and known as for an neutral investigation, Andhra Pradesh House Minister Vangalapudi Anitha defended the police’s actions. She said that the police have been performing in opposition to people concerned in felony actions. “Police acted in opposition to rowdy sheeters and the ganja batch. It isn’t proper to attribute caste and faith to this,” she stated in a public assertion.

The victims belong to Dalit and minority communities, elevating considerations amongst rights teams who’ve known as for an unbiased probe into the incident. The episode has additional intensified the political standoff between the TDP authorities and the opposition YSRCP over regulation enforcement and civil liberties within the state.