Hyderabad: After being targeted on social media for saying that the 'female doctor called up her sister instead of the police despite being educated,' Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Friday clarified that his intention was to make the public aware of help coming from the police and not to hurt the sentiments of any person.

"I am deeply saddened by the mishap. She was like my own daughter. Stringent punishment will be given to the culprit. When I met her parents, tears rolled down my eyes as well," Ali told reporters here. "I did not say that she should not have called up her sister. What I meant was that if somebody, even if it was her sister, had informed the police then help might have arrived," he added.