Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh State Human
Rights Commission (APSHRC) on Saturday directed the police to
provide security to the wife of a Naxal who was killed in an
encounter in Warangal district.
A state committee member of the CPI (Maoist), Kondal
Reddy was gunned down in an encounter in a forest in Tadwai
Mandal of Warangal district yesterday.
Responding to a petition filed by Madhavi Joshi, wife of
Kondal Reddy alias Tech Ramana, before the Commission seeking
security, APSHRC Chairman B Subhashan Reddy directed the ACP
Balanagar, Krishna Reddy to provide her security, official
sources said.
The Commission also directed the Warangal district
Superintendent of Police to hand over Kondal Reddy's body to
his wife after conducting post-mortem under the supervision of
forensic experts, they said.
In her petition, Madhavi said she feels threatened due to
the presence of unidentified persons who were "keeping a
watch" near the house of her relative at Kukatpally here
where she is now staying, sources said.
She also demanded handing over of Kondal Reddy's body to
her, they said.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 23:58