Overview

• Choppadandi police registered a case against Karimnagar Women Police Station Inspector Srilatha and several relatives, including Sravan Kumar’s wife, on a complaint by his father.
• In a video recorded before his suicide on July 7, Sravan Kumar accused the inspector and his in-laws of harassment and wrongful legal actions.
• Sravan Kumar’s wife lodged dowry harassment and domestic violence complaints against him and his family in May, after which he received police summons he said caused him severe distress.
• Karimnagar Police Commissioner Gouse Alam has vowed a thorough probe into all allegations made in the video and promised action if any misconduct is confirmed.
• The case highlights ongoing concerns in Telangana over policing practices and the treatment of dowry and domestic-conflict disputes following recent similar suicides.