TRS leader arrested for kicking Telangana woman over land dispute

  • Ashish Pandey
  • Hyderabad
  • June 18, 2018
  • UPDATED: June 18, 2018 10:48 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gopi was booked under 354, 323 and 506 of IPC
  • Gopi threatened the women and kicked her
  • Incident happened over a civil dispute
The man is seen kicking the woman. (Photo: ANI)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gopi was booked under 354, 323 and 506 of IPC
  • Gopi threatened the women and kicked her
  • Incident happened over a civil dispute

Immadi Gopi, the president of Dharpally Mandal (a rural local body), was arrested after he was seen kicking a woman in the chest.

Gopi, who is from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), allegedly kicked the woman over a civil dispute related to the sale of land.

Police booked Gopi under 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. A counter case has also been filed against the woman and her relatives.

Gopi's arrest came after a video went viral showing him kicking a woman in Telangana's Nizamabad district. The incident took place in Dharpally division of the district on Sunday.

According to the police, a civil dispute between the local body head and the woman was behind the scuffle. The dispute excalated on Sunday after she allegdly hit him with her footwear. Following this, Gopi allegedly kicked her.

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