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A constabulary constable was sentenced to 5 years successful jailhouse and fined ₹1,000 for physically assaulting and abusing an on-duty caput constable by his caste name.
The accused, Polugalla Narendra (33), hailing from Rajupalem mandal successful Kadapa territory and presently serving astatine Proddatur postulation constabulary station, was accused of barging into the Duvvur constabulary presumption connected October 24, 2018, and engaging successful a combat with a caput constable implicit a consecutive three-day work assignment.
Nagendra was accused of kicking the caput constable with his boots and abusing him by his caste sanction during the fight. When accosted by sentry bushed constables successful the station, Narendra fled the spot. A lawsuit was filed successful the Duvvur constabulary presumption and the past Sub Divisional Police Officer B.R. Srinivasulu conducted an enquiry and filed the complaint expanse nether sections 323, 355 IPC and Sec (3) (i), (X) SC/ST Act.
The Kadapa IV Additional District Judge G. Deena Babu, who handles the SC/ST Atrocities cases, passed the verdict connected Thursday
