Andhra Official Attacks Disabled Woman
A video of a man assaulting a differently-abled contract worker had gone viral. Watch our latest video for all the details.
A video of a man assaulting a differently-abled contract worker had gone viral. The incident happened on 27th June in Nellore. The man is a deputy manager working at a hotel belonging to the tourism department of the Andhra Pradesh government has been arrested as he was caught on camera hitting the women. The police said that the lady had told him that he was not wearing a mask and asked him to wear one. In a fit of rage the man attacked her. The woman has been severely injured.A disturbing video shows C Bhaskar Rao, in an orange shirt, walking to an office room and dragging a woman seated at her desk by her hair. She is pulled to the ground and after that the man repeatedly beats her. Three to four people try to stop him from assaulting the woman. The man is seen hitting the woman with an object. One of the other men tries to pull him away.
The man was at last led out of the room.
The Nellore police chief has said that a case was registered against the man under multiple sections of the law. Nellore Police Chief Bhaskar Bhushan said, "We have arrested him following the COVID protocol. He has undergone COVID test and after the results, he will be presented before the magistrate." S Rajiv Krishna, advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government, wrote on Twitter, "Case has been booked by Nellore Police, person is arrested and under judicial remand. We will make sure that justice is done. We will not tolerate such action." National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma after seeing the video tweeted, "I am going to take it up right away. He needs to be booked for his act."
