The Andhra Pradesh government suspended Vijayawada Police Commissioner K V Rajendranath Reddy on Monday holding him responsible for the dramatic escape of Vijayawada MP L Rajagopal from government hospital on Sunday, late night. After an emergency meeting with some of his Cabinet colleagues in Hyderabad, Chief Minister K Rosaiah said, the failure and irresponsibility of police was glaring in Rajagopal’s escape. There is a suspicion whether the police connived with him. Mr. Rosaiah said, an inquiry has been ordered into the whole issue. Five more police officials have also been suspended on the basis of the report submitted by the Vijayawada Police Commissioner.Rajagopal, who had been observing an indefinite fast for the past nine days in protest against the proposed bifurcation of the state, had escaped from the government hospital in Vijayawada around 10:30 pm on Sunday night. He surfaced in the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad around 1 pm on Monday.
News On AIR | December 21, 2009 2:58 PM
Andhra govt. suspends Vijayawada Police Commissioner in MP escape case