The Kushaiguda police today registered an FIR for sexual assault against Charlapally Central Jail Deputy Superintendent Chintala Dasharatha.
According to complainant Sheera Jani, wife of life convict John Abraham, who is serving a jail sentence in a case, she had visited the Charlapally Central Jail on Sunday to meet her husband during the mulakath time. Deputy superintendent Dasharatha, who was the designated authority to sanction permission for the mulakath, reportedly misbehaved with Jani when she approached him for permission to meet her husband.
Shocked over the unexpected attack by the official, the woman ran out of the jail and lodged a complaint with the Kushaiguda police, who booked a case for outraging the modesty of the complainant.
Director General of Jails Vinay Kumar is conducting an inquiry into the case.
filed in:Sexual Crimes, Telangana Crime, Sexual Harassment