KTR alleges Telangana Police working for Congress, demands FIR over station attack
Synopsis
BRS Working President KTR has accused the Telangana Police of openly siding with the Congress government — after his own staffers were reportedly attacked inside a Hyderabad police station and an FIR was refused despite five hours of requests. The allegation, backed by an explosive post on X warning of 'gondaism' enabled by state machinery, marks one of the sharpest BRS attacks on the Revanth Reddy administration since it came to power.
Key Takeaways
KTR alleged on 15 September that the Telangana Police is functioning as an extension of the ruling Congress party.
His PRO Mahesh Mudiraj and PA Mahender Reddy were reportedly attacked by around 15 people in plain clothes inside a Hyderabad police station on Monday .
BRS leaders, MLAs and former ministers spent five hours demanding an FIR ; police reportedly refused.
The BRS has said it will approach courts to seek justice.
KTR's post on X warned that 'gondaism' sponsored by state machinery risks escalating to street-level violence.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, 15 September alleged that the Telangana Police was functioning more as an arm of the ruling Congress party than as a neutral law-enforcement body. His remarks came a day after a reported attack on his Personal Relations Officer (PRO) Mahesh Mudiraj and Personal Assistant Mahender Reddy inside a Hyderabad police station.
What KTR Alleged
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Rama Rao accused the Revanth Reddy-led state government of ordering targeted attacks out of political desperation. 'The government is in a state of frustration and desperation. That is why it was resorting to attention diversion every single day. Unable to answer the questions we have been raising after 1,000 days, the government is resorting to these attacks,' he said.
He alleged that roughly 15 people in plain clothes entered the police station on Monday and attacked his staffers. 'Who were the people who attempted the attack inside the police station — goons or police? It must be established who those people were who came in plain clothes and attacked them,' he said.
Police Refused to Register FIR, Claims BRS
Rama Rao said senior BRS leaders, sitting MLAs, and former ministers spent five hours at the police station requesting that a First Information Report (FIR) be filed, only to be refused each time. 'Such is the deplorable situation in Telangana today that the police are not even willing to register an FIR,' he said, adding that the party would approach the courts for relief.
This comes amid a broader pattern of escalating tensions between the BRS and the Congress government in Telangana. The BRS had earlier alleged that former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's (KCR) residence was also targeted, with party workers who arrived at the scene reportedly detained at the police station.
KTR's Post on X Warns of 'Gondaism'
Earlier, BRS leaders posted on social media platform X warning of institutional breakdown. 'Lynching doesn't always start as an act of killing. Sometimes it starts as a carefully planned attack inside a fully functional police station, in front of uniformed officials. The way gondaism is being sponsored and enabled by state machinery, I am worried that very soon we will see acts of lynching on the streets,' KTR wrote in his post on X.
He added: 'What happened with my PR Mahesh Manikayala and PA Mahendar Reddy inside a police station can happen to any citizen of Telangana who will not bow down to oppression.'
Political Context and What Comes Next
The BRS, which ruled Telangana for a decade under KCR, has been in sharp opposition since losing power to the Congress in the November 2023 assembly elections. Critics argue the latest confrontation is part of an intensifying post-election political battle, with both sides trading allegations of state-sponsored intimidation. Notably, BRS accusations of police partisanship have grown more frequent as the Congress government completes its first major political milestone — the 1,000-day mark in office. The party has announced it will pursue legal remedies; how courts respond could shape the political climate in Hyderabad in the weeks ahead.
Point of View
It constitutes a direct institutional failure that courts are well-positioned to scrutinise. The broader charge of police partisanship is not new in post-election Telangana, but the specificity — named victims, a named location, a refusal documented over five hours — gives this episode unusual weight. The Congress has yet to formally respond, and that silence will be read in Hyderabad as much as any statement.
NationPress
15 Sept 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What did KTR allege about the Telangana Police?
KTR alleged that the Telangana Police is working more actively in the interest of the ruling Congress party than even its own cadre. He made these remarks on 15 September while speaking to reporters in New Delhi, a day after his PRO and PA were reportedly attacked inside a Hyderabad police station.
Who was attacked and where did the incident take place?
BRS Working President KTR's PRO Mahesh Mudiraj and Personal Assistant Mahender Reddy were reportedly attacked by around 15 unidentified individuals in plain clothes inside a police station in Hyderabad on Monday. The BRS alleged the attack occurred in the presence of uniformed officers.
Why did the BRS say police refused to file an FIR?
According to KTR, senior BRS leaders, sitting MLAs, and former ministers repeatedly requested police to register an FIR for five hours but were refused each time. He did not attribute a specific reason given by police for the refusal, but accused the force of protecting the attackers.
What legal action has BRS announced?
KTR announced that the BRS would approach courts over the refusal to register an FIR, expressing hope that the judiciary would deliver justice. No specific court or timeline was mentioned at the time of his statement.
What is the political context behind this confrontation?
The BRS lost power to the Congress in Telangana's November 2023 assembly elections after a decade in government. Since then, the two parties have been in increasingly sharp confrontation, with BRS frequently alleging state-sponsored intimidation. KTR's latest remarks came, by his own count, around the 1,000-day mark of the Congress government's tenure.
