Andhra Pradesh - Guntur   

Congress, TDP activists taken into preventive custody

Staff Reporter

GUNTUR: Four activists of Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were taken into preventive custody in Manchikallu village of Rentachintala mandal in Guntur district on Sunday, according to Superintendent of Police, B.Shivadhar Reddy.

Gogula Seetha Reddy and P.Bhooshi Reddy of Congress and Yerapathineni Mattaiah and Seelamneni Nageshwara Rao of the TDP were later shifted to Central Prison in Rajahmundry.

They were booked under the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986.

Strong message

"This will give a strong message to all troublemakers in the district and help curb poll-related violence, especially in the sensitive Palnadu region," Mr. Reddy said.

Factionism has been rampant in Manchikallu village. Recently Congress activists had attacked a TDP member with axes and sickles. They had also hurled around 100 country-made bombs on each other.

The police had fired a round in the air to bring the situation under control. The attack was in retaliation to a similar attack on a Congress leader by TDP activists one year ago.

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