Fugitive inspector surrenders in court

The fugitive inspector of Madannapet police station, N Ch Rangaswamy, finally put an end to his 45-day cat and mouse game with his colleagues, the men in khaki, and surrendered before a court today. Accused in the rape of a minor girl, Rangaswamy was sent to 14 days judicial remand by a local court.Chaitanyapuri police said Rangaswamy surrendered before the XI Metropolitan Magistrate at the Rangareddy Courts Complex in L B Nagar along with his advocate. He was sent to judicial remand till October 28.Emerging out of the court premises, the suspended inspector told mediapersons that he was framed in the case. “The girl’s parents are trying to implicate me in a false case. I am not guilty and I have not committed any crime,’’ he said.Police said Rangaswamy surrendered after all his efforts to get free of the case went futile. Rangaswamy appealed for an anticipatory bail but was rejected. Later, he tried to influence the victim and change her statement but even those attempts were foiled by police. “All his options were closed and police tracked him down wherever he went forcing him to surrender,’’ a police officer said. Even as Rangaswamy weighed his options, police tightened the noose around him. Police registered a case of kidnap against the inspector and his brother, Srinivas, when they tried to influence the victim to give a statement in favour of the inspector in the court. Meanwhile, special teams which were on a hunt for the fugitive inspector reportedly tracked him to his hideouts  including Visakhapatnam, Nellore and also to places outside the state. “Rangaswamy even took shelter in Maharashtra and Chennai for some days,’’ sources said.After his surrender, Rangaswamy was sent to Cherlapally prison where his brother, Srinivas, was cooling his heels.A case has been registered against Rangawamy in August this year for allegedly raping a minor and he was later suspended by the city police. The Central Crime Station (CCS) initially investigated the case but later it was transferred to the Chaitanyapuri police