Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Commissioner of Police, DS Chauhan, on Saturday transferred K Ravi Kumar, sub-inspector L B Nagar police station, and directed him to report to the police control room.
The sub-inspector was transferred following an inquiry into the alleged ‘torture’ of a woman at LB Nagar police station on Tuesday night.
The Commissioner had previously issued suspension orders against head constable Shiva Shanker and woman constable Sumalatha.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.