Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission on Friday, October 10, shot a letter to the Nalgonda Superintendent of Police demanding the immediate removal of a Vadapally sub inspector for allegedly assaulting a tribal farmer during a urea protest in Nalgonda district, Telangana.

On September 9, Sai Siddu, a resident of Kotha Peta Thanda village, was dragged from his house, abused with castiest slurs and brutally beaten by SI Srikanth Reddy and three others. He was kicked with police boots for over 25 minutes, resulting in a severe leg fracture.

He alleged that the officers threatened him not to pursue the matter legally and asked to suppress medical evidence of his injuries.

On September 23, the tribal farmer filed a complaint against the police officers.

However, the Nalgonda SP,

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