Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sustained a minor injury above his left eyebrow when a miscreant pelted a stone at him during his Memantha Siddham bus yatra at Singh Nagar here on Saturday evening.
Mr. Jagan was greeting the people at a brief stopover, when a stone hit him causing an injury, which the doctors attended to immediately.
Vijayawada West MLA Vellampalli Srinivas was also hit by a stone. The Chief Minister resumed his campaign after being given first-aid in his bus.
A senior police officer told The Hindu that Mr. Jagan was hit by a stone hurled at him from behind a place of worship.
The available CCTV footage was being examined to identify the culprit. The Ajitsingh Nagar police are investigating and have sounded an alert in the area.
