AP ex-min Shankar arrested, faints

DC | Cyril Romeo | 09th Jul 2013

Former minister Shankar Rao is taken into custody on Monday. — DC

Hyderabad: The Central Crime Station on Monday arrested and charged former minister and Cantonment MLA P. Shankar Rao for fabricating evidence and threatening witnesses in the case registered against him. The case against him is of dowry harassment of his daughter-in-law, Vamsi Priya.

Rao was taken into custody at his residence in Gangaputra Colony, Musheerabad, in the evening and taken to the Central Crime Station. He fainted, which he had done on an earlier occasion as well, and was moved to the Osmania General Hospital.

Hospital sources say he is under observation and rest. Rao’s daughter Sushmita, who was present when the police arrested her father, started yelling at the policemen, and made it difficult for them to arrest Rao.

As she was restricting them from performing their duties, the Musheerabad police took her into preventive custody. She was released after a few hours. Shyam Sunder, inspector of police, Musheerabad, said that a case under Section 151 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against her.

Cops lay more charges on Rao

Hyderabad: Former minister and Cantonment MLA P. Shankar Rao’s daughter Sushmita, who was present when the police arrested her father on Monday, said, “My father was not spared even though he was not keeping well. He was picked up from the house when his condition was already weak. It is the sole responsibility of the police if anything goes wrong with my father. They will be held responsible.”

Rao’s wife alleged that her husband was being harassed. “He is being targeted time and again for no reason. There are so many cases against him just for the sake of it.”

Ranga Rao, deputy commissioner of police (Central Crime Station) said, “Yes, he has been arrested and two other charges have been put on him for giving false evidence and criminal intimidation under Sections 195 A and 506 of the IPC. Since he is in the hospital, he will be taken into custody as soon as he is discharged.”

Shankar Rao was granted bail by the sessions court last month on two sureties of ` 10,000 each after he surrendered before the Women’s Police Station attached to the Central Crime Station. 

Andhra ex-minister held in dowry harassment case

By PTI - HYDERABAD

08th July 2013 06:49 PM

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  Rao, who represents Secunderabad Cantonment constituency, was apprehended from his residence in Musheerabad by the sleuths of Central Crime Station. (EPS/File)

Former Andhra Pradesh minister and sitting Congress MLA P Shankar Rao was today arrested in connection with a dowry harassment case lodged against him by his daughter-in-law, a senior police officer said.

Rao, who represents Secunderabad Cantonment constituency, was apprehended from his residence in Musheerabad by the sleuths of Central Crime Station (CCS), he said.

The MLA was booked for criminal intimidation and threatening the witnesses after CCS police slapped one more case against him over the allegation that he threatened his daughter-in-law Vamsi Priya and her family members for withdrawing earlier complaint lodged against him, the officer said.

Rao was granted anticipatory bail by sessions court here last month on two sureties of Rs 10,000 each after he surrendered before the Women Police Station (WPS) attached to Central Crime Station.

Vamsi Priya in her complaint to WPS had alleged that she was being harassed by her husband Shashank and his parents since her marriage in 2005.

On June 19, Andhra Pradesh high court had issued notices to DGP V Dinesh Reddy, Shankar Rao and his family members, along with the station house officer of WPS at CCS, directing them to respond to a petition filed by Vamsi Priya.

In her petition, Vamsi Priya charged her in-laws of physical and mental harassment and accused police of inaction.

Rao is also an accused in the Greenfields land encroachment case, along with his brother Dayanand.

The CID investigation disclosed that Rao had abused his official position as an MLA to "grab" 70 acres of government land at Khanajiguda near Alwal.

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