Tightening the noose around the family of veteran Telangana leader and Rajya Sabha member D Srinivas, the Nizamabad police on Friday filed a case against his son and former Nizamabad mayor D Sanjay under Nirbhaya Act, for his alleged sexual harassment of 11 nurses in his Sankari College in the town.
The filing of the case follows a complaint lodged by the victims against Sanjay with home minister Naini Narasimha Reddy and Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy, through Progressive organisation for Women (PoW) on Thursday.
Since it is a serious case, it will be difficult for Sanjay to get the bail. Moreover, it will be a politically damaging situation for DS and his family.
Soon after getting the information that the cops booked Nirbhaya case against him, Sanjay went into hiding, reports from Nizamabad said.
Earlier in the day, Sanjay said that the allegations were "politically motivated" and aimed at "targeting" his family.
He said there was no truth in the allegations as he had nothing to do with the college.
“I don't even know who is studying in the college. I have a wife and children. I'm not in any live-in relationship with anyone. Someone told those students to speak against me and make these allegations,” he said.
He further claimed that his family is being targeted as elections are being held this year.
He said, "It seems all this is happening to attack us politically, we don't know (who) but someone is targeting our family. These things are happening as elections are coming up, they are doing it with vested political interests.”
