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YSRC civic body chief booked under SC/ST act

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Press Trust of India Machilipatnam (AP)
Last Updated : Nov 16 2018 | 9:50 PM IST

A civic body chief in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh has been booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abusing a Scheduled Tribe councillor, police said Friday.

The case was registered against Pedana Municipality Chairman B. Anand Prasad of YSR Congress Party on a complaint by Councillor Bisham Senapathi, a Scheduled Tribe, belonging to the TDP, they said.

Besides the SC/ST act provisions, he had also been charged under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation).

According to the complaint, Prasad allegedly abused Senapathi by using his caste name when the latter sought his response on some issues Thursday, police added.

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First Published: Nov 16 2018 | 9:50 PM IST

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