Three IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh were suspended by the state government following the complaint of a Mumbai-based actress, alleging her illegal arrest and detention.
Mumbai-based actor Kadambari Jethwani had lodged a complaint with the NTR District Police Commissioner in the first week of August, alleging that the three officers acted in haste after YSRCP leader and film producer K V Vidyasagar Rao made accusations of forgery and extortion against her.
In her complaint, Jethwani alleged that police arrested her and her father and brought them to Vijayawada, where they were kept confined for three days before being produced in court. The court subsequently granted them bail, Indian Express reported.
Former intelligence chief PSR Anjaneyulu, former Vijayawada police commissioner Kranti Rana Tata, and former Vijayawada deputy commissioner Vishal Gunni were the three IPS officers who were issued suspension orders signed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The actor also alleged that they were subject to mental torture by the police officers.
The Andhra Pradesh Police chief ordered a probe after getting her complaint. The action against the three IPS officers is based on this probe.
The Andhra Pradesh police issued orders of suspension against the 1992, 2004 and 2010 batch officers, alleging procedural lapses, dereliction of duty and misconduct. The officers were suspended under Rule 3 (1) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969.
According to the probe report, IPS officers Kranthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni proceeded to arrest the actor allegedly on the direction of former intelligence DG Anjaneyulu even before producer Vidyasagar Rao had lodged a formal police complaint.
Acting on oral instructions, the officers travelled to Mumbai and arrested her on February 2, without any written orders or sufficient evidence, the probe report said.