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The parent of a 17-year-old miss astatine the centre of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) lawsuit against Bandi Sai Bhageerath, lad of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, issued a elaborate nationalist connection connected Thursday (May 14, 2026). She alleged that helium emotionally manipulated her daughter, intimidated the family, delayed the registration of their ailment and attempted to dissuade them from pursuing ineligible action.
The lawsuit was registered astatine Petbasheerabad constabulary presumption connected May 8 pursuing a ailment lodged by the victim’s mother.
“We are an mean middle-class family. We are not politically almighty people. We are not influential people,” the pistillate said, adding that the connection was being issued not for publicity oregon revenge but due to the fact that “silence has go much achy than speaking”.
The parent alleged that aft the narration ended successful January 2026, the girl’s affectional information deteriorated importantly and that the household aboriginal faced indirect unit and persuasion not to proceed legally.
The connection besides alleged that connected April 23 the household met Mr. Bandi Sanjay Kumar astatine his residence successful the anticipation of reassurance and protection. However, the parent claimed the household returned with fearfulness aft definite alleged remarks regarding governmental power and consequences for those who “trouble” the family.
The household further alleged that erstwhile they approached Petbasheerabad constabulary presumption connected May 8 to registry the POCSO complaint, they were made to hold for much than 5 hours contempt disclosing superior allegations involving a minor. The connection claimed the household had to repeatedly importune connected the Zero FIR process earlier the acknowledgement was issued.
“We aboriginal discovered that FIR had already been registered astatine Karimnagar I Town Police Station against our household alleging extortion and blackmail. The series and timing of these events near america devastated and frightened. Instead of feeling protected arsenic complainants nether kid extortion law, we abruptly recovered ourselves surrounded by fear, counter-allegations, and societal humiliation,” the complainant said.
The parent besides expressed interest implicit alleged circulation of details susceptible of revealing the individuality of the insignificant miss and appealed to the media, societal media users and the nationalist not to disclose immoderate accusation that could place the child.
The connection noted that graver and non-bailable sections nether the POCSO Act were added aboriginal aft much elaborate statements were recorded and aft constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The household said this showed the substance could not simply beryllium dismissed arsenic a “private issue” oregon “consensual fallout”.
The parent besides rejected attempts to rise questions implicit age-related documents, stating that correction procedures regarding records had already been initiated earlier the contiguous quality and that procedural discrepancies could not negate statutory protections disposable to a insignificant nether the POCSO Act.
Appealing for extortion from intimidation and coercion, the parent urged the judiciary, investigating agencies, kid rights bodies and women’s commissions to guarantee an autarkic probe and preservation of evidence.
She requested societal media users and nationalist to refrain from disclosing the place of the unfortunate and circulating immoderate backstage worldly related to the case.
