Srinivas was roughed up by the YSRC leaders and then handed over to the police.
Visakhapatnam: YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was injured in a knife attack at the VIP lounge of Visakhapatnam airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Srinivas was roughed up by the YSRC leaders and then handed over to the police. Mr Vijay Prasad called the attack an attempt to murder democracy and a political conspiracy, as Srinivas has been working in Telugu Desam leader T. Harshvardhan Prasad’s food court at the airport. Mr Prasad queried how Srinivas could bring a sharp weapon into the airport when security personnel don’t allow even a nail cutter inside the airport.
Mr Reddy’s followers say this was a deliberate attack on Mr Reddy by the Telugu Desam because he has been gaining sympathy and support from the people in the state.
Director of Visakhapatnam airport G Prakash Reddy said that that first aid was immediately given at the airport and Mr Reddy then boarded his flight to Hyderabad.
“We have registered a case against the accused Srinivas based on the complaint from a commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Visakhapatnam Airport and the investigation is on, said ADCP (Admin) K Mahendra Patrudu and ACP (West) L. Arjun. “Our preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused Srinivas is a supporter of the YSRC and he committed the crime for popularity only.”
