On the 24th of June, Friday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested Mr. Avula Subbarao, the Director of the Sai Defence Academy, in the recent Secunde rabad Railways Protest, against the recent Agnipath Scheme.
The arrest was made after a thorough investigation, in which Mr. Avula Subbarao’s role was established with evidence in the violence. Besides Mr. Avula Subbarao, four others, including Subbarao’s associates Shiva and Hari, too were taken into custody.
According to sources, Mr. Avula Subbarao was first detained by the Andhra Pradesh Police, following which he was handed to the Hyderabad Police and the GRP. Furthermore, for the past three days, Mr. Avula Subbarao was grilled and interrogated in regard to the Secunderabad Railway Station violence.
As per the initial investigation, Mr. Avula Subbarao was in active contact with managers of 12 of his coaching centre branches across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He was also in contact with the owners of six other coaching centres in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, who are said to be the ones to conspire and plan the violence.
In addition, the police also said, Mr. Avula Subbarao also held several virtual meetings and phone calls meetings with other owners and organisers, motivating them for the protest, which vandalized the railway properties worth Rs 7 crores. Meanwhile, Mr. Subbarao fled to Guntur, a day after protests erupted.
After taking Mr. Avula Subbarao into police custody, the Hyderabad Police took him to the Gandhi Hospital, for medical examination and was later produced before a local court.
Meanwhile, the police arrested 55 persons and formed a team to nab 8 others, who are absconding.
In addition, a further investigation is underway.
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