Hyderabad: Twelve leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) have been charged for staging a protest outside the residence of former Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, who recently switched allegiance to the Congress party, according to police reports.
The incident led to a case being filed at Banjara Hills police station under Sections 353 and 440 of the Indian Penal Code. Assistant Commissioner of Police from Banjara Hills confirmed that the leaders have been taken into custody and remanded.
"We have registered a case against 12 individuals under sections 353 and 440. They have been remanded," the ACP informed reporters on Friday.
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, accompanied by his son Bhaskar Reddy, formally joined the Congress party on June 21. The Telangana Congress shared the news on social media, highlighting that both leaders were welcomed into the party by Chief Minister and TPCC President Revanth Reddy, who presented them with scarves.
Previously in power until the end of 2023, the BRS was led by K Chandrashekhar Rao in Telangana. Following the assembly elections last year, the Congress emerged victorious, leading to the formation of a new government under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
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