Varavara Rao, wife forced to sign punchnama in Marathi
Wednesday - August 29, 2018 12:02 am ,
Category : INDIA
Varavara Rao, wife forced to sign punchnama in Marathi
New Delhi Aug 28 (IANS) A relative of poet Varavara Rao on Tuesday accused Pune Police of "forcing" him and his wife Hemalatha to sign a punchnama in Marathi language.
Varavara Rao was arrested from his residence in Hyderabad by police from Pune and presented before a Nampally criminal court. Police are likely to shift him to Pune.
"Both Rao and his wife Hemalatha don t know Marathi... they were forced to sign on the punchnama written in Marathi " journalist N. Venugopal the son-in-law of Rao told the media here.
According to Venugopal as per the law the punchnama -- a document prepared by police and signed by respectable witnesses -- should be in a language the accused is familiar with.
"Without any search warrant they (police) entered his house snatched away cell phones. They also disconnected the land line phone and intercom and kept Rao incommunicado for eight hours " he claimed.
As for Rao s health Venugopal said: "He is 78-year-old has so many ailments and needs regular medicines."
--IANS sm/tsb
Varavara Rao was arrested from his residence in Hyderabad by police from Pune and presented before a Nampally criminal court. Police are likely to shift him to Pune.
"Both Rao and his wife Hemalatha don t know Marathi... they were forced to sign on the punchnama written in Marathi " journalist N. Venugopal the son-in-law of Rao told the media here.
According to Venugopal as per the law the punchnama -- a document prepared by police and signed by respectable witnesses -- should be in a language the accused is familiar with.
"Without any search warrant they (police) entered his house snatched away cell phones. They also disconnected the land line phone and intercom and kept Rao incommunicado for eight hours " he claimed.
As for Rao s health Venugopal said: "He is 78-year-old has so many ailments and needs regular medicines."
--IANS sm/tsb
