Eluru Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) G. Pala Raju on Saturday said that the protesters had “communicated, gathered and coordinated the clashes through 20 WhatsApp groups” in Amalapuram town in Konaseema district on May 24.
Violence had erupted over the proposal to rename Konaseema district after B. R. Ambedkar.
Addressing the media here, Mr. Pala Raju said 25 persons were arrested in connection with the clashes and produced in a local court. They were picked up from the areas such as Amalapuram, Ambajipeta, Ainavalli and Allavaram.