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Telangana Rights Panel Orders Utilities Restored, Evictions Paused in Hanamkonda Dalit Colony

The commission set a March 9 compliance review after resident complaints of unlawful utility cutoffs, eviction threats.

Overview

  • The Telangana State Human Rights Commission, led by Justice Shameem Akther, issued interim directions to restore water and power and to halt coercive evictions in Cherabanda Raju Nagar.
  • The Warangal Police were advised to prevent caste-based intimidation, and the Chief Secretary and DGP were asked to monitor compliance.
  • Residents alleged unlawful disconnections and eviction notices; reports vary on complainant numbers, with about 30 cited by Telangana Today and 300 by The Indian Express.
  • Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation officials denied discrimination, saying supplies were cut over unpaid dues and that eviction notices targeted alleged encroachments and road-widening areas.
  • BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan lodged the complaint and termed the actions 'Bulldozer Raj', as the commission sought reports from authorities ahead of the March 9 review.