The State Government of Hyderabad has made a decision to drop the treason cases that were filed against retired Prof Haragopal and others who are civil rights leaders. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao instructed DGP Anjani Kumar to withdraw the cases registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against them. The charges against the activists and intellectuals included offences under the UAPA, Arms Act, and various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The government has decided to withdraw the UAPA cases against them with the Chief Minister’s directive.
On August 19, 2022, a case of treason was registered against Prof Haragopal and 152 others at Tadwai Police Station in Mulugu district. Some of the individuals accused in the case are Prof Haragopal, Prof Gaddam Laxman, Prof Padmaja Shah, High Court Senior Advocate V Raghunath, Chikudu Prabhakar, and others.
