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Home guard arrested, dismissed from service for assaulting woman in Hyderabad

A Telangana police home guard was arrested, dismissed after a video allegedly showed him assaulting a woman and dragging her by her hair outside Hafeezpet Railway Station

Home guard arrested, dismissed from service for assaulting woman in Hyderabad

In connection with a viral video showing a Home Guard allegedly assaulting and dragging a woman by her hair at Hafeezpet Railway Station in Hyderabad, Telangana, the Cyberabad Police Commissioner has announced that Anand, the accused, has been arrested and removed from service. The incident is under investigation, and the Home Guard is alleged to have violated BNS regulations 74 and 118(1).

Telangana Police has a zero-tolerance policy for violence against women, and the case will be presented to the Magistrate for judicial remand.

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