Former police officer and Telugu Desam leader from Andhra Pradesh Shivanand Reddy had allegedly planned and grabbed assigned land under litigation by threatening assignees and manipulating all government rules and procedures, officials from the Central Crime Station (CCS) police said.
Officials said that the Hyderabad police had booked a case against Reddy on April 2. “He evaded arrest when they went to nab him at his residence in Alluru Village of Nandyal, AP, by obstructing the cops with the help of a huge gathering,” the officials added.
Explaining the several cases related to land grab in Budvel Village of Rajendranagar, officials said that the incidents date back to 2022.