TDP leader attacked in Kurnool district

Kurnool: A Telugu Desam party leader, Thota Shiva Reddy was brutally injured when the leaders of YSR Congress party way laid and attacked him with deadly weapons.

The incident has taken place at Itkyala village in Kolimigundla mandal on Saturday. According to information Shiva Reddy was a close associate of Banaganapalle former TDP MLA, BC Janardhan Reddy and had actively participated at the campaign.

Unfortunately, Janardhan Reddy lost the election in the hands of YSR Congress party MLA, Katasani Rami Reddy. The YSR Congress party leaders who have developed grudge on Shiva Reddy wanted to take revenge in view of his support to BC Janardhan Reddy.

The followers of Bali Reddy, Narayana Reddy, Sekhar Reddy and five others way laid Shiva Reddy while he was going on a motor bike and attacked him with deadly weapons. In the attack, Shiva Reddy sustained severe injuries. On learning about the incident, BC Janardhan Reddy rushed to the spot and shifted the severely injured Shiva Reddy to Banagnapalle hospital for treatment.