Police announce reward of Rs 2 lakh for info on attack on Andhra Chief Minister

The NTR police have announced a cash reward Rs 2 lakh for information on the attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The police said that people who want to provide information regarding the attack can contact NTR Deputy Commissioner of Police Kanchi Srinivasa Rao and Additional DCP of Task Force R Sriharibabu.

“Those wishing to provide accurate information regarding the attack can contact the following individuals via phone, WhatsApp, or in person,” the police said in the statement, adding that the identity of the informants will not be revealed.

The DCP can be contacted on his phone 9490619342 and the Additional DCP can be contacted on 9440627089, the statement added.

Reddy was injured during a roadshow in Vijayawada on Saturday. Stones were thrown during the roadshow, with one of them hitting the Andhra Chief Minister. He suffered a small cut on the left side of his temple, above his eye.

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao, who was present with the Chief Minister during the campaign, also sustained injuries.

Jagan Mohan Reddy received medical treatment on a bus and then continued with his roadshow, ‘Memantha Siddham Bus Yatra’.

“The stone struck the CM while he was acknowledging the crowds as part of his bus tour at Vivekananda School Centre in Singh Nagar, Vijayawada,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).