Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Jagadeesh ordered an inquiry into the allegations of a youngster being thrashed by the Peddapappur police.
A video had gone viral on social media platforms, where a youngster named Vamsi alleged that the Peddapappur police had thrashed him in the name of investigation. Meanwhile, police sources said that a friend of Vamsi had allegedly taken away a minor girl from the Peddapappur village on the pretext of love, one week back.
Following an investigation into the case, police picked up Vamsi and others for questioning. Vamsi, on the other hand, released a video claiming he was thrashed by the police.
Mr. Jagadeesh appointed Tadipatri ASP Rohit Kumar as the investigation officer and asked the latter to submit a report after looking into the allegations. Action will be taken based on the report, the SP said.