The Bhakarapet Police on Friday night registered a case against TDP sarpanch of Rangannagarigadda panchayat under the SC/ST Atrocities Act on charge of humiliating a tehsildar on her caste lines.
According to police, Chinnagottigallu mandal teshsildar Narayanamma was on duty during the removal of encroachments from the village tank-bed on Thursday. Some farmers sought the official to give them some time so that their crops on the encroached land would be harvested. With Ms. Narayanamma rejecting the plea, the farmers sought intervention of sarpanch Ramana Reddy, who along with local party leaders, rushed to the spot.
He allegedly entered into an argument with the tehsildar. With Madanapalle division Sub-Collector asking the tehsildar to take the matter to the notice of the Collector, Ms. Narayanamma lodged a police complaint on Friday night alleging that the sarpanch had humiliated, by her referring to her caste.
Meanwhile, Narayanamma met her higher officials in Chittoor on Saturday, and submitted her version on the issue.
