1005 cases filed against students agitating over Telangana

In all 1,005 cases were filed against students who participated in agitations over the Telangana issue since December 2009, the Andhra Pradesh assembly was informed today.

State home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy said during question hour that 963 cases were registered against students who participated in agitation for separate Telangana while 21 cases each were filed in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh who agitated for united Andhra.

"So far 52 cases have been withdrawn and the remaining cases are under process," Reddy said.

The cases were registered in different districts of Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, ever since protests began for formation of separate Telangana state in December 2009, the minister said.

The Andhra Pradesh government in December last year had announced that it would withdraw all cases filed against students during the agitations.