The State government has constituted a 13-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Vineet Brijlal, to investigate election-related violence in the State.
Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta issued an order to this effect on Friday. The SIT will submit its report to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the violence in two days.
The team, comprising six Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers, including Superintendent of Police Rama Devi, Additional SP Soumya Latha, DSPs P. Srinivasulu, Ramana Murthy, Ravi Manohara Chary and Valluri Srinivas Rao and inspectors will investigate the violent incidents that occurred on polling day (May 13) and during the next two days in Tirupati, Palnadu and Anantapur districts, Mr. Harish Kumar said.
