HYDERABAD: Minister KT Rama Rao, Nayani Narasimha Reddy and T Padma Rao along with 11 others were acquitted by a railway court in Secunderabad in a 2011 rail roko case after the key witness turned hostile. The protest was held at Moula Ali railway station on March 1, 2011 as part of separate TS agitation. The special judicial first class court for the Railways acquitted the 14 persons who were shown as an accused of bringing to halt the Godavari Express as part of their agitation.
The case was registered against 14 people by Government Railway Police (GRP). Four witnesses including the loco pilot (who is now retired), train’s guard, station master and investigating officer were examined during trial.The key eyewitness could not identify accused while other witnesses said they could not see any of the accused which made the accused get acquittal.
KTR reacts on Twitter
After the judgement, IT Minister K T Rama Rao tweeted, “Just when I was about to heave a sigh of relief
after completion of a railway court case today, lawyer informs me that six more are pending.”