
HYDERABAD: An assistant commissioner of police (ACP) rank officer of Hyderabad reportedly abused and manhandled media persons, including a woman journalist, outside Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's camp office at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Thursday.
M Ventakeswarlu, ACP Punjagutta, allegedly pushed away a woman journalist, who along with others were reaching him for a byte while covering a protest held by outsourced staff of health department demanding regularisation of jobs. The ACP's actions were recorded by media persons at the venue.
The woman journalist along with representatives of journalists' union approached Punjagutta police and lodged a complaint against the ACP. In her complaint, the woman journalist from a regional news channel said the ACP used filthy language while pushing her away and warned them to leave the protest venue.
Soon after the complaint was lodged, Hyderabad police commissioner M Mahendar Reddy directed deputy commissioner of police (West zone) A Venkateswar Rao to look into the matter.
The representatives of journalist union also met with director general of police (DGP) Anurag Sharma and demanded action against ACP M Venkateswarlu.