Former Main Minister Yagan Mohan Reddy was appointed as an accused in the Hit-and-Run case, the IGP Sarvashresta Tripati and Guntur S. Satish Kumar announced at a press conference on Sunday.
The incident occurred during the program of Mr. Reddy tour 18th.
When the convoy reached near the statue of Anjaneya Swama at the bypass of etukur, the police station was under the limits of the police station near Guntur, the police received information about a road accident, they said. The man, identified as Cheeli Singaiah, was found with severe bleeding injuries and was hurried to the hospital where dead was declared brought, the police said.
Based on the complaint filed by the wife of the deceased, Cheel Lurdha Mary, the case was originally registered under Section 106 (1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhit (BNS). When reviewing CCTV Camera and Drone, the investigators confirmed the footage and accounts of eyewitnesses that the victim was under the wheels of the former cm. The case was then reclassified according to sections 105 and 49 BNS.
Six individuals – Mr. Jagan, his driver Ramana Reddy and former Ministers of the Pernkoamaiaha and Vidadal Rajini, former deputy YV Subba Reddy and Mr. Jagan Pa K. Nageswar Reddy – were named as accused. Legal proceedings are underway, the police added.
Published – June 22, 2025 22:39
