Accused cheating case involves torture in custody, OU police deny allegations

A 31-year-old man’s claim that he was picked up from Delhi and taken to Hyderabad before being subjected to torture at the Osmania University police station in the cheating case has raised questions about the investigative procedures adopted by the Telangana police.

While Thumma Aditya alleged that he was beaten black and blue at the police station, the OU police strongly denied it and claimed that they had not violated any provision of the law. Aditya claimed that a team of policemen led by sub-inspector Karunakar and accompanied by civilian Venugopal turned up at his rented place in Noida on the evening of November 5.

He claimed that the police handcuffed him and claimed that he was involved in a gold theft case. His mobile phone was confiscated. “For reasons, no documents have been produced and no formalities regarding seizure have been followed,” said Chilla Ramesh, an advocate of the Telangana High Court.

The “accused” was taken to Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi where he was chained to a bed in a room. He was handcuffed all the way to the airport,” argued the defense lawyer. They reached the OU police station at 6 am on November 6. Around noon the same day, his mother Sujatha approached the lawyer.

“I spoke to SI Karunakar who said that if Sujatha comes to the police station, Aditya will be released with notices regarding the case registered,” lawyer Ramesh narrated. However, the police allegedly abused the mother and son with foul language and made Aditya sign promissory notes and a video confession that he would return ₹30 crore to the complainants in the cheating case, the lawyer alleged.

The mother and son were released late on the night of November 6. The next day, Aditya got himself examined at Gandhi Hospital. According to the medical report, he had swelling in his limbs. However, SI Karunakar vehemently denied the allegations of violence. “The accused cheated some persons to the tune of crores of rupees. We flew to Delhi to pick him up. As we brought him to Hyderabad within 24 hours, we did not inform the Delhi Police about his arrest,” the SI said.

Advocate Ramesh said the police had no right to torture and violate the law on the pretext of investigating a cheating case. “In how many cheating cases do the police send teams to distant places like Delhi, even by air, to pick up the accused?” he pondered.

Published – 10 Nov 2026 22:49 IST