Anantapur: Arrest of YSRCP and TDP followers begin in Tadipatri after violent clashes

The Anantapur district police has taken the clash between the two leaders in Tadipatri seriously. The controversy led to a series of arrests. Tadipatri MLA Kethireddy Peddareddy's driver Ramana and his followers Obula Reddy, Keshava Reddy, Uppalapadu Ravi and Baba were arrested by the police on Wednesday. It is likely that JC Prabhakar Reddy will also be arrested by the evening. The district police have confirmed the latest arrests.

It is learnt that there were serious clashes between former MLA JC Prabhakar Reddy and local MLA Kethireddy Peddareddy in Tadipatri. The two factions pelted each other with stones. Leaders of both the parties have also lodged a complaint with the police over the incident. However, a war of words has been raging between Peddareddy and JC Prabhakar Reddy since the clash.

The local people were terrified of what would happen there at any moment. The district police has taken precautionary measures to control the situation. The sector is preparing for the arrest of leaders of both the parties who caused the clashes.