Tadepalli, Sept. 30 -- YSRCP spokesperson and former MP Gorantla Madhav on Wednesday alleged that the TDP-led coalition government was misusing the police machinery for political purposes, following a district court verdict in connection with the Tenali case.

Speaking to the media at the party's office, Madhav alleged that police had foisted an attempt-to-murder case on four youths in Tenali in April and subsequently took three of them into custody, paraded them on the streets and beat them. A video showing police personnel beating three youths in public had surfaced on social media in May 2025, triggering criticism from human rights groups and political leaders.

The case stemmed from a complaint by police constable Kanna Chiranjeevi, w...