# Telangana HC quashes sexual assault case against ex-BRS MLA 2026-08-20T03:12:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Telangana High Court has quashed a sexual assault case against former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao. Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao issued the order on Wednesday. The case was registered in July at Punjagutta police station based on a complaint by a 22-year-old woman, who alleged Kantha Rao sexually assaulted her multiple times since 2022 on the false promise of marriage and employment. The complainant also alleged Kantha Rao took Rs 5 lakh from her after promising high returns from a real estate investment. After the court quashed the case, Kantha Rao withdrew his anticipatory bail petition that was pending before the High Court. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Telangana High Court quashed a sexual assault case against former BRS MLA Rega Kantha Rao. Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao issued the quash order on Wednesday. The case was based on a complaint by a 22-year-old woman alleging rape on false promise of marriage and cheating of Rs 5 lakh. After the quashing, Kantha Rao withdrew his anticipatory bail petition pending before the HC. The complainant claimed she was assaulted multiple times since 2022 on pretext of employment, and that Kantha Rao took Rs 5 lakh for a real estate investment promising high returns. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Led with the court's decision and the MLA withdrawing his bail petition, neutral report of the allegations without slant This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BRS, Hyderabad, Pinapaka, Rega Kantha Rao, Telangana High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-hc-quashes-sexual-assault-case-against-ex-brs-mla/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-hc-quashes-sexual-assault-case-against-ex-brs-mla/#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/