The Tirupati police have arrested 13 persons for their alleged involvement in the attack on Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) Chandragiri candidate Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad (Nani) during his visit to Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) campus on May 14.
The A1 to A13 in the case are Valleti Bhanu Kumar Reddy (43), Nadavaluru Ganapati Reddy (46), Mudipalli Janaki Reddy (33), Janaiahgari Jayachandra Reddy (26), Podalakuru Kodandam (29), Bokkasam Chiranjeevi (30), Dandu Pushpakanth Reddy (39), Yeddula Bhaskar Reddy (34), Kamasani Sambasiva Reddy (37), Appannagari Sudhakar Reddy (42), P. Harikrishna (24), Pasupuleti Ramu (42) and Gogula Kotaiah (19).
Hailing from various localities in Tirupati Rural, Ramachandrapuram and Renigunta mandals, they were found to be involved in the attack on Mr. Nani’s car during his visit to inspect the EVMs’ strongroom on SPMVV campus, forcing his gunman Dharani to fire two rounds in the air.
