DGP shuts door on aged couple

HYDERABAD: Director-general of police (DGP) S S P Yadav, who had promised to be available to all 24X7 and 365 days a year when he took charge, reportedly refused to meet the aged parents of Maoist top gun Sambasivudu here. Ironically, the very state police chief used 'Sunday is a holiday' pretext to turn the senior citizens away from his doorstep at his official residence at Kundanbagh.

A few days after proclaiming himself 'the common man's DGP', Yadav had even put out his mobile number for the general public to call him at any time. However, the DGP declined to meet the worried parents of Sambasivudu.

This happened on a day when concern was being raised over the top Maoist landing in the police custody and civil rights groups and his parents expressing concern over his safety.

Sambasivudu's parents have been alleging that their son is in police custody and want their son to be produced in court. Police top brass and home minister K Jana Reddy have dismissed the charge and denied that the top Maoist is in their custody.

In a surprise development, a little known group 'Green Tigers' called up a few media organisations and said Sambasivudu was in their custody. The Green Tigers allegedly claimed that Sambasivudu's fate would be decided in people's court and the media would be briefed about it on Sunday morning. However, no announcement came till the time of filling this report.

After the 'Green Tigers' came into picture, Sambasivudu's parents tried to meet the DGP on Sunday, but he declined to meet, they alleged.

They later met Jana Reddy who reiterated that Sambasivudu was not in the police