Overview

• Sirisha, 28, was tied to a neem tree and beaten by moneylender Munikannappa and three relatives in Narayanapuram village after her husband failed to repay an ₹80,000 loan.
• A bystander’s video of the assault went viral online and prompted Kuppam police to quickly rescue Sirisha and register cases under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
• Police charged four accused—Munikannappa, his wife Venkatamma, son Raja and daughter-in-law Jagadeeswari—with attempted murder, assault and criminal intimidation.
• Sirisha received medical treatment in Kuppam hospital and state home minister Vangalapudi Anitha personally reached out to oversee her care.
• Opposition YSRCP leaders accused the ruling TDP of failing to protect women and urged more robust safeguards and legal education in rural communities.