HC rejects bail petition of Ponnur SI

Hyderabad, Aug 17 :

 The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail petition of the suspended Ponnur Sub-Inspector of Police (of Guntur district) Ranganath Goud, against whom a case was registered for allegedly cheating a college student on the pretext of marriage.

The High Court, after hearing the writ petition, directed the Guntur Range Inspector General of Police K R M Kishore Kumar to arrest Ranganath Goud for cheating a college student.

Based on the complaint of victim Razia Sultana, the police registered a case under Sections 376 (Sexual Assault), 417 (Cheating) and 506 of IPC (Criminal Intimidation) against the SI.