Hyderabad techies face late night ‘moral policing’ at resort by Telangana cops
At the Hilltop Mrugavani, Eagalapenta, a resort on the srisailam road, three software engineers from hyderabad and a mumbai cinematographer described a traumatic encounter they had on saturday midnight, june 22, when local police came to their rooms purportedly to check their identification.
The personnel reportedly demanded that the police verify their Aadhaar cards and other information in the registry; they persisted in having the cops physically inspect the rooms and started banging on them.
The personnel reportedly demanded that the police verify their Aadhaar cards and other information in the registry; they persisted in having the cops physically inspect the rooms and started banging on them.
One of the guests shared their experience on X and said, “Policemen are knocking down our door and harassing and morally policing us at 1.30 am at Hilltop Mrugavani, Eegalpenta. There are no female police in sight; they are shouting at women. We are feeling extremely unsafe and insecure. Help…”
Tagging congress MP rahul gandhi and others, Majumdar further tweeted, “Please help us understand this law under your administration where state police can harass women at night by barging into their rooms.”
Hyderabadi techie Arani Majumdar told Moneycontrol about their experience, saying that they had originally reserved a double accommodation at Hilltop Murugavani Resorts for himself and a buddy. He called the resort to ask for another accommodation when two more buddies showed up for the weekend excursion, but none was available.
We spoke with the resort personnel on the phone many times, and they promised us that they would provide us beds in the same room and that there would be no issues with the arrangement. The accommodation was reserved in my name, so when we checked in, they requested to see my ID, which I provided,” he continued.
We spoke with the resort personnel on the phone many times, and they promised us that they would provide us beds in the same room and that there would be no issues with the arrangement. The accommodation was reserved in my name, so when we checked in, they requested to see my ID, which I provided,” he continued.
Software developer Arani Majumder provided more details on the event, saying, "We were told by the police sub-inspector, D Veeramallu, that living in the same room with four men and women is against indian culture and he started to berate us."
He went on, "But he started talking about security concerns when we started recording."
He went on, "But he started talking about security concerns when we started recording."
Conversely, Eagalapenta Sub-Inspector Veeramallu said that they were carrying out surprise checks at the orders of higher-ranking authorities. As part of our routine work, we investigated the visitors' pasts. There were two males and two women in one room, but only one of them had identification, according to Veeramallu.
Additionally, he pointed out that none of the four guests' IDs had been gathered by the hotel personnel. They were instructed to get identification from every visitor, especially single people.