Telangana HC quashes case against ex-MLA Rega Kantha Rao
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday quashed the criminal proceedings against former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao and set aside the FIR registered against him at the Panjagutta police station.
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday quashed the criminal proceedings against former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao and set aside the FIR registered against him at the Panjagutta police station.
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- Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao allowed a petition filed by Kantha Rao seeking quashing of Crime No.
- After allowing the quashing petition, Justice Madhusudhan Rao observed that the criminal proceedings stood quashed.
- She additionally alleged that Kantha Rao had taken Rs 5 lakh from her after assuring her that the capital would be invested in real estate and generate substantial returns.
- The case followed a complaint by a media professional.
Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao allowed a petition filed by Kantha Rao seeking quashing of Crime No. 589 of 2026, registered on July 26 under Sections 294-B, 323, 324 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC.
Notably, the case followed a complaint by a media professional. This person alleged that Kantha Rao had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions since 2022, when she was 22, after allegedly promising to provide her employment in a YouTube channel he proposed to launch.
She additionally alleged that Kantha Rao had taken Rs 5 lakh from her after assuring her that the capital would be invested in real estate and generate substantial returns. Based on the complaint, Panjagutta police registered the FIR.
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