At least 20 police personnel, including Konaseema Superintendent of Police K.S.S.V. Subba Reddy and DSP Y. Madhava Reddy, were injured in a clash on Tuesday between the police and protesters over the proposal for renaming Konaseema district as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
Violence broke out when the police attempted to prevent a procession which was taken out by people from different sections as part of ‘Chalo Amalapuram’, opposing the change of the district’s name. Local residents of Konaseema district formed different groups under various banners and joined the march.
In the first phase of the clash reported in the afternoon, the protesters targeted police personnel by resorting to stone-pelting. The SP and other senior officials were injured and were rushed to the KIMS hospital for treatment. However, there was no casualty in the clash. Mr. Subba Reddy said police personnel received minor injuries in the clash.
