Hyderabad The Hyderabad police on Wednesday booked a legal case in opposition to veteran Telugu actor and former Rajya Sabha member Manchu Mohan Babu for allegedly taking pictures a 35-year-old journalist of a vernacular tv channel at his residence at Jalpally village in Rangareddy district on the outskirts of metropolis, the police stated.
In line with sub-inspector B Dayakar Reddy of Pahadi Shareef police station, the incident occurred on Tuesday night time, when the journalist – M Ranjith together with different journalists of different tv channels had gone to the residence of Mohan Babu to cowl an ongoing dispute between him and his youthful son Manchu Manoj.
At round 8.05 pm, Manoj, together with followers barged into the premises of his father’s residence. The channel reporters, too, adopted him into the premises. There was an altercation between Manoj and Mohan Babu for a while and the bouncers deployed on the residence pushed Manoj away.
“When the reporters had been questioning Mohan Babu in regards to the dispute, he grew to become agitated. He seized the microphone from Ranjith and hit him arduous with the metal pipe and metallic emblem of the channel on his head, leading to a heavy bleeding. The bouncers across the veteran actor chased the reporters away,” the SI stated, quoting the grievance from the reporter.
The man journalists and different locals instantly took Ranjith to Trident Hospital at Shamshabad, the place he acquired medical therapy for his accidents.
“The journalist claimed that the assault was unprovoked and requested the police to take acceptable authorized motion in opposition to Mohan Babu,” the SI added.
Primarily based on the grievance, the Pahadishareef police registered a case in opposition to Mohan Babu beneath Part 118 (1) (voluntarily inflicting damage utilizing harmful weapons or substances) of the BNS.
Condemning the “assault,” media personnel protested on Wednesday, demanding an apology from Mohan Babu and stringent motion in opposition to him.
In the meantime, Mohan Babu was admitted to a company hospital at Nanakramguda after complaining of accidents following a conflict together with his son Manoj and his followers.
His elder son Manchu Vishnu, who returned from the US on coming to know in regards to the household dispute, informed reporters that his father was in a state of shock and trauma, as he was deeply disturbed with the developments.
“He didn’t assault the journalist deliberately and it may need occurred in a match of rage. Ours is a good household that has sure values. We will converse to the household of the injured journalist and maintain his household,” Vishnu stated.
In the meantime, Rachakonda police commissioner P Sudhir Babu served a discover on Mohan Babu and his two sons beneath Part 126 BNSS to look earlier than the police at 10.30 am for a “possible breach of peace.”
The commissioner requested them to submit a surety bond for ₹1 lakh every and provides an enterprise that they might not resort to any disputes for the subsequent one 12 months. He additionally ordered the confiscation of two licensed firearms registered beneath Mohan Babu’s title.
Whereas Manoj got here all the way down to the police commissioner and gave an enterprise to that impact apart from depositing ₹1 lakh, Mohan Babu and Vishnu moved a lunch movement petition earlier than the state excessive courtroom, difficult the notices.
Mohan Babu’s authorized counsel argued that Manoj had introduced bouncers to their residence, inflicting disturbances, and that non-public household issues had been being unnecessarily publicized within the media. He additionally identified {that a} request for defense to Mohan Babu was rejected by the police commissioner.
Justice B Vijay Sen Reddy, who heard the arguments over the petition, stayed the notices issued by the Rachakonda police. It granted Mohan Babu exemption from showing earlier than the police for inquiry till March 24. He requested the police authorities to observe the scenario till the subsequent listening to.
