HYDERABAD: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Monday directed the Home department to submit a detailed report on the death of Karla Rajesh, a Dalit youth from Suryapet, who was arrested by Chilkur police and died on November 16.
Rajesh’s mother, Karla Lalitha, along with Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) president Manda Krishna Madiga submitted a complaint on December 22. The complaint alleged that Rajesh was illegally detained at Chilkur police station for six days, from November 4 to 9, subjected to third-degree torture and falsely implicated in a case.
It stated that Lalitha was not allowed to meet her son despite repeated requests. Rajesh was found with injuries and allegedly given a Hycort injection before being produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.
In her complaint, Lalitha said she received a call from Huzurnagar sub-jail on November 10 stating that her son was unwell. When she visited the jail, she found him in a serious condition. He was shifted to the Suryapet district hospital on November 14 and later to Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, where he died on November 16.
The complaint named the sub-inspector of Chilkur police station, the circle inspector of Kodad rural police station and constables from both stations, alleging custodial torture. It sought registration of an SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) case, a re-postmortem, preservation of evidence, retrieval of call data and examination of CCTV footage.
Suryapet SP told to file report by Jan 8
Taking cognisance of the allegations, the TGHRC initiated an inquiry on November 27 and sought a report from the Suryapet SP by January 8, 2026. A detailed report has been sought from the government by January 12, 2026. Kodad rural circle inspector Pratap Lingam was suspended on December 19, while Chilkur sub-inspector Suresh Reddy was attached to the SP office for alleged negligence in providing timely medical care.