Home Guard dragged a woman. Police finally acted.
The Telangana Home Guard was reportedly arrested and booked after a video showed him striking and dragging a woman by her hair at Hafeezpet Railway Station.
The reported incident took place at Hafeezpet Railway Station.
A Telangana State Police Home Guard deputed at Hafeezpet Railway Station was reportedly arrested after a video appeared to show him striking a woman and dragging her by her hair. Later reports identified him as Anand and said Miyapur Police booked him under Sections 74 and 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR and arrest memo were not publicly available in the material reviewed. (The New Indian Express; The Daily Pioneer)
South Central Railway said the man was identified as a Telangana Home Guard and repatriated to the state police department for disciplinary action. DGP C.V. Anand condemned the conduct and said the Home Guard had been removed from service. The original report said a criminal case would be registered; later reports said one was registered. (Telangana Today; South Central Railway statement reproduced by The New Indian Express)
The woman’s account, medical condition and the full video remain undisclosed. Police-attributed claims about her identity or alleged conduct are not necessary to establish what the footage appears to show. The law can investigate the incident; uniforms do not get to investigate people by dragging them by the hair.