Senior Cop Held Hostage By Suspended Constable In Hyderabad

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[b]Hyderabad:[/b] A Superintendent of Police (SP) of Police Transport Organisation (PTO) was today allegedly held captive by a suspended head-constable in the Saifabad area.[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
The head-constable, identified as Giriprasad Sarma, took the senior officer, Lakshminarayana, hostage this evening, and threatened to set afire the room where the latter is locked in if an attempt was made to free him, police said.[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
Senior police officers have rushed to the spot.[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
Mr Sarma, who accuses the SP and other senior police officials of PTO of harassing him and suspending him, has sought disciplinary action against Mr Lakshminarayana.[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
He spoke to a local Telugu news channel and put forth the demand.[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
A senior police officer said they were looking into the demand and added "a fair inquiry will be conducted and we request Sarma to immediately release the SP. We are talking to him."[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
Police personnel have been deployed at the spot. (PTI)[/size][/font][/color][color=#3F3F3F][font=georgia][size=4]
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