Former Andhra Pradesh Intelligence chief PSR Anjaneyulu arrested in Kadambari Jethwani case

He was reportedly taken into custody from his residence in Hyderabad and is being shifted to AP for further investigation

Hyderabad: PSR Anjaneyulu, former Chief of Intelligence of Andhra Pradesh has reportedly been arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a case involving Mumbai-based actor Kadambari Jethwani.

He was reportedly taken into custody from his residence in Hyderabad and is being shifted to AP for further investigation. Jethwani, a Mumbai-based actor, had complained about being harassed by the Andhra Pradesh Police during the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime on the complaint of an YSR Congress leader, who had accused her of scamming him in a land-related case. The actor and her family members were arrested last year.

Later, three IPS officers were suspended following the complaint of the actress, alleging her illegal arrest and detention. These were Anjaneyulu, Kanthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni.

The actress had also accused the police officials of threatening her with dire consequences if she did not withdraw a case she earlier filed against a top executive of a corporation in Mumbai. She alleged that the corporate executive had influenced the then-political leadership of Andhra Pradesh, to get her arrested and to erode her credibility in the public domain.

The Andhra Pradesh police probed the allegations and issued orders of suspension against the 1992, 2004 and 2010 batch officers, alleging procedural lapses, dereliction of duty and misconduct.

Anjaneyulu, who was a State intelligence chief back then, was charged with calling over Kanthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni and directing the arrest of the actress even before the FIR was booked. The suspension order had said that Anjaneyulu was accused of abusing his authority and official position, to fast-track the investigation without adequate scrutiny.

Kanthi Rana Tata, the former Vijayawada commissioner, was charged with failing to properly supervise the investigation and issuing orders for arresting the actress on oral instructions from his superior while Vishal Gunni was charged with failing to thoroughly examine the complaint before arresting the actress.