Hyderabad, Jan. 2 -- Madhapur police have registered a case against BRS MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy and another individual, Venkat Reddy, for allegedly encroaching upon approximately five acres of Durgam Cheruvu lake land.

The case was filed under Sections 329(3) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, based on a complaint submitted by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA).

Allegations and timeline

According to the HYDRAA complaint filed by supervisor Kranti Anand, the accused have been encroaching on the lake area since 2014, despite the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) issuing a Full Tank Level (FTL) pr...