# Former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao booked on woman’s complaint 2026-08-17T00:36:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Panjagutta police have registered a case against former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao after a woman accused him of sexual exploitation, deceit, criminal intimidation and financial fraud. The Hans India reports the complaint was filed on July 26. The woman alleges Rao physically exploited her under the pretext of marriage, secretly recorded private videos without her knowledge, and collected a large sum of money from her for fake real estate investments. She also claims he accessed her phone and sent messages to her female friend. Police have charged Rao under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by deceitful means) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. An expedited investigation is under way. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BRS, Hyderabad, Panjagutta police, Rega Kantha Rao Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/former-brs-mla-rega-kantha-rao-booked-on-womans-complaint/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/former-brs-mla-rega-kantha-rao-booked-on-womans-complaint/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/