A video purportedly showing a uniformed personnel beating a woman with a baton and dragging her by her hair outside Hafeezpet Railway Station in Hyderabad has prompted criticism, with the Railway Protection Force saying the personnel has been identified and repatriated for disciplinary action.
The incident reportedly took place on Friday night. The video, circulated on social media, appears to show the personnel striking the woman with a baton before pulling her by her hair near the railway station. The circumstances visible in the video have not been independently established in the report.
Locals alleged that the woman had misbehaved and used abusive language before the confrontation. However, the alleged conduct of the uniformed personnel drew condemnation, with people calling for the circumstances leading to the incident to be investigated and for appropriate action to be taken.
In a statement, the Railway Protection Force said it had enquired into the incident. The RPF identified the personnel as a Home Guard of the Telangana State Police who had been deputed for duty at Hafeezpet Railway Station.
The RPF said the Home Guard was repatriated to the Telangana Police department for necessary disciplinary action. The statement did not provide details of the enquiry, specify the disciplinary process or clarify whether any further action had been initiated against other personnel.
The incident places attention on the conduct and accountability of personnel deployed at railway facilities, where passengers, local residents and station users interact with law-enforcement and security staff. It also raises questions about how complaints, confrontations and alleged misconduct at station premises are recorded and investigated.
The RPF’s stated next step is for the Telangana Police department to take necessary disciplinary action against the Home Guard. Further details of the enquiry and the action taken remain awaited.
