Suspended Cop Kidnaps SP
posted on Sep 13, 2012 @ 11:59AM
A Superintendent of Police attached to the Police Transport Organisation (PTO) who was held captive by a suspended head-constable in Saifabad area of Hyderabad was freed after a five hours. The SP, Lakshmi Narayana was taken hostage by head-constable, identified as Giriprasad Sarma, who threatened to set fire to the room, if any attempts were made to free him.
Seeking disciplinary action against Lakshminarayana, Sarma blamed the SP and other senior police officials of PTO of harassing him and suspending him. The head constable was suspended six months ago for irregularities and he even went to the Lokayukta for his reinstatement, but his plea was rejected.