Chevireddy Mohith Reddy released hours after arrest in Pulivarthi Nani attack case
YSRCP leader Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy denies any role of his son in the case, blames TDP government for the arrest
YSRCP leader Chevireddy Mohith Reddy has been named an accused in the case of attack on TDP leader Pulivarthi Nani in the aftermath of general elections in Tirupati.
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YSRCP Chandragiri Assembly candidate and former Chairman of Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) Chevireddy Mohith Reddy (25), who was arrested on July 27 (Saturday) night in connection with the case pertaining to the attack on TDP leader Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad (Nani) in the aftermath of general elections in Andhra Pradesh, was released on July 28 (Sunday), after the police served him a notice under Section 41 of the Cr.PC.
The YSRCP activists led by Mr. Mohith Reddy’s father and former MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy staged a silent protest at the SVU Campus police station. They called off the protest after the unexpected release of Mr. Mohith Reddy.
Mr. Mohith Reddy, son of Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, former MLA and a close confidant of YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, was arrested by the immigration authorities when he was about to fly to Dubai from Bengaluru International Airport on July 27 (Saturday) night. Mr. Bhaskar Reddy termed the arrest as ‘unwarranted’, claiming that his son had no role in the case.
Mr. Mohith Reddy, who got his MS degree from Warwick University in London, took a plunge into active politics by becoming the MPP of Tirupati Rural mandal in the last local body elections. Later, he was appointed the TUDA Chairman by the previous YSRCP government and was fielded from the Chandragiri Assembly seat, which was earlier represented by his father, during the last general elections. However, Mr. Mohith Reddy lost the general election.
The attack on Mr. Nani’s car in the vicinity of the strongroom set up for EVMs on Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) campus in Tirupati was one of the major violence cases witnessed after the elections in the State. Mr. Mohith’s car was also set afire earlier by his rival groups at a village 15 km away from Tirupati.
The cameras attached to Mr. Nani’s car clearly showed that the attackers belonged to the YSRCP. But, Mr. Mohith was present along with the Collector and Joint Collector inside the strongroom at the time of the attack. He was named 37th accused in the case.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bhaskar Reddy squarely blamed the TDP regime for bringing his son to street politics. Mr. Bhaskar Reddy said that he would go to any extent to prove his innocence and stand by the people of Chandragiri.
He said his son was about to board a flight to Dubai to attend the wedding of his friend when he was arrested.
Two days ago, he told the media that the attack was faked by Mr. Nani, producing the SVIMS hospital documents that showed no major injuries on the latter.
Earlier, the police cautioned Mr. Mohith Reddy against leaving the country in view of the lookout notice issued against him.
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