# Congress MLA Malreddy Ranga Reddy faces flak for touching student on bus

2026-10-07T08:02:00+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Ibrahimpatnam MLA Malreddy Ranga Reddy (70) has sparked controversy after video footage showed him repeatedly touching a female college student during a TGSRTC bus inspection on Tuesday, 6 October. The Congress leader was assessing the Mahalakshmi scheme’s impact when he engaged with the student, who said the scheme saved her Rs 45,000 annually on her commute. The video, widely circulated on social media, shows Reddy holding the student’s arm and hand despite her visible discomfort and attempts to pull away. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada criticised the MLA, saying he has ‘no idea of consent’. BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar urged SHE Teams and the Women Safety Wing to register a case under Section 354 IPC. Reddy had not responded at the time of reporting.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Siasat.com and The South First both lead with the same viral video and quote identical criticisms from Chinmayi Sripaada and RS Praveen Kumar, producing uniform straight coverage of the incident. Neither outlet gives Reddy’s response or the police’s next step, as both were unavailable at filing. The uniformity leaves no framing difference to analyse: the reports are factual and condemnatory in identical terms, and the key open point is whether the SHE Teams or police act on the demand for a complaint under Section 354 IPC.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/congress-mla-under-fire-for-repeatedly-touching-college-student-3553556/>
  Straight factual report on video and reactions
- thesouthfirst.com (neutral report) <https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/he-has-no-idea-of-consent-telangana-cong-mla-flayed-for-misbehaving-with-woman-on-tsrtc-bus/>
  Straight factual report on video and reactions

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Chinmayi Sripaada, Congress, Mahalakshmi Scheme, Malreddy Ranga Reddy, Telangana, TGSRTC
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