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Desam legislator back in custody after medical tests.


Byline: Omer Farooq, Correspondent

Hyderabad: AaThe Telugu Desam Party legislator T.V. Rama Rao V Rama Rao (born 11 December, 1935) is the governor of the Indian state of Sikkim since October 25 2002. He was born near Machilipatnam in Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. His academic qualifications include the B.A and LLB. , who was arrested for allegedly molesting and sexually harassing the Kerala students of his nursing college has been remanded in judicial custody and was lodged in Rajahmundry central jail in East Godavari district.

Soon after his arrest by the Crime Branch (CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. ) on Monday, he complained of uneasiness and chest pain and he was taken to the Guntur medical college hospital.

After a thorough examination including cardiac tests, doctors allowed the police to take him to Rajahmundry central jail.

When he was being taken from Guntur hospital in an ambulance, the TDP workers tried to prevent his move and the police used mild force to disperse them.

Rao, a Dalit legislator from Kovvur constituency in West Godavari district West Godavari (పశ్చిమ గోదావరి) is a district in Andhra Pradesh in India. The headquarters is the town of Eluru. The district had a population of 3,803,517 of which 9.74% were urban as of 2001. , has been arrested on the complaint of five girls from Kerala alleging that the legislator molested mo·lest  
tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests
1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.

2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.
 them.

Meanwhile, an angry Telugu Desam Party yesterday organised protests all over the state to protest against the arrest of its legislator.

"This is an attempt to gag the voice of the opposition legislators and prevent them from the raising the public issues," said TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu:నారా చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు) (born April 20 1950) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004. .

Speaking on behalf of the ruling Congress party, the chief whip Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka denied the TDP charges that the government was resorting to vindictive measures.

"This is the case of atrocities against women. It is regrettable that Chandrababu Naidu was coming in the way of rendering justice," he said.

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Date:Jul 22, 2009
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