Hyderabad, Feb. 16 -- A shocking incident has come to light from Telangana's Nizamabad district where a woman was allegedly beaten up by a police officer when she tried to register a complaint about a stolen purse.

Boyi Bhagya, a hailing from Dupally village in Renjal mandal of Nizamabad district was attending the Jankampet Brahmotsavam fair with her family. While at the fair, her son requested her to purchase a belt for him. When she tried looking for her purse, which contained Rs 300 and her house keys, she found it missing.

In a video confession, Boyi Bhagya narrates that she initially approached the on-duty police at the fair but after being unable to find her purse she went to the Bodhan Rural police station. When she tried to regi...