Kavitha demands ₹1 crore compensation for 2017 Nerella ‘police torture’ victims

RAJANNA SIRCILLATelangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) president K. Kavitha on Tuesday alleged that no action had been taken against those responsible for the alleged police torture of eight villagers in Nerella of Rajanna Sircilla district, even nine years after the incident.Ms. Kavitha visited Nerella and consoled the family members of Gopal, one of the alleged victims of the 2017 incident, who died recently following prolonged health issues.She alleged that eight villagers of Nerella were subjected to third-degree torture by the police for protesting against illegal sand transportation during the previous TRS government. The incident had triggered widespread public outrage, she recalled.Ms. Kavitha alleged that the Congress leaders had raised the Nerella incident during the last Assembly electio