Vimalakka, 31 Others In Jail For Damaging KBR's Statue

In a rather surprising show of spine, the police has thrown Vimalakka and 31 others in jail for breaking the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy statue on Banjara Hills Road No. 1.

A metropolitan court at Rajendranagar on Monday remanded the Telangana United Front leader and 31 others to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the defacing of former chief minister Kasu Brahmananda Reddy's statue at Banjara Hills.

Following the court directions, the police have shifted Vimalakka to the Women's Prison at Chanchalguda Jail, and the others to Cherlapalli Jail.

Earlier, the police had arrested Vimalakka from her residence in Ashok Nagar and brought her to the Banjara Hills police station. After completion of medical examination at the Osmania General Hospital, the police produced Vimalakka before the court.

Defending the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy statue defacing, Vimalakka described the former Chief Minister as a traitor of Telangana and responsible for the death of hundreds of students. She also came down heavily on the government for installing the statues of such leaders which continue to provoke the Telangana people.

Meanwhile, Telangana activists opposed the arrest of Vimalakka. (INN)