A major political and law and order incident was seen in Telangana on Wednesday night. Here, Task Force Police reached the residence of Minister Konda Surekha to arrest her personal OSD Sumanth. Sumanth has been removed from service by the government due to misuse of power and serious allegations.
According to sources, Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy has lodged a complaint regarding this incident. On the basis of this, the police had reached the minister’s residence in search of Sumanth.
According to sources, Sumanth is accused of threatening Deccan Cements Limited officials at gunpoint and demanding illegal money from them. Apart from this, Sumanth exercised undue influence in the decisions of transfer and deputation in the Forest Department and got many important decisions taken as per his instructions. Due to this, resentment had increased among many people including senior IAS officers in the department. After continuous complaints, the government terminated Sumanth’s services.
The police task force team raided the minister’s residence late on Wednesday night. Police said that Sumanth might be hiding there. During this time a tense situation arose at the residence. The minister’s daughter Kanda Sushmita protested against the forced entry of the police and questioned why the police reached her house. Sushmita alleged that this action is part of a political conspiracy against her family.
Minister’s daughter made serious allegations against the government
Sushmita said, “The Chief Minister (Revanth Reddy), Vem Narendra Reddy and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy have together conspired against our family. If Sumanth really had a gun, then there should be a case against Revanth Reddy’s close associate Rohin Reddy as well. The call data of Revanth Reddy, Rohin, Sumanth and Deccan Cements management will clear everything.”
Police busy searching for Sumanth
According to officials, Sumanth is currently at an unknown place and the police is searching for him. Due to the sensitivity of the matter and the high position of the OSD, this incident has become a topic of discussion in the state. This incident Telangana The political tension between Congress and the government has further increased.
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