Hyderabad: A case has been registered at the Dundigal police station against Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son Bandi Bhagirath on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a student, police said. The video of the incident with obscene language heard in the background has gone viral.
Meanwhile the BJP state president came to his son's defense saying that the incident took place two months ago at his univeristy campus in Hyderabad. "My son’s batch mate harassed a girl by texting her. He fought with his batchmate after finding that he had taken the girl's number from his phone," Bandi said adding that the matter was then resolved.
The ruling BRS made the most of the viral video to step up its attack against the BJP, the principal opposition in the state. BRS functionaries have splurged the contentious video across social media platforms. "Looks like BJP State President Bandi Sanjay garu’s son is on an action spree!" Krishan, chairman of Telangana State Mineral Corporation (TSMDC) wrote on Twitter sharing another video of Bandi Bhagirath trashing fellow classmates.
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The BJP president's son, an engineering first-year student, has been accused of beating up a fellow student in the classroom of a private educational institute here. It has been reported that he was allegedly "misbehaving" with the sister of his classmates. The video of the incident shows the students exchanging slaps with each other.
An FIR has been registered based on the complaint by the Head of the Disciplinary Committee of the institute, Inspector Ramana Reddy said. Kumar's son has been booked under Sections 323 (causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and other relevant provisions of the IPC. "A case has been filed against Bandi Sai Bhageerath after a complaint from college authorities. He is the son of Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay. We took up the investigation and notice will be served to him," a senior police official from Telangana Police said.
Cases have also been registered against three people involved in the incident. The police did not confirm the involvement of Sanjay's son in the incident, though he is widely believed to be involved in the violence.
