Man taken into custody for damaging Hanumantha Rao Car

Man taken into custody | The Amberpet police took into custody a youngster for allegedly pelting stones at the house of Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao and damaging a car.

The man identified as Siddharth Singh, stays in the house adjacent to the senior Congress leader’s residence. In wee hours of Thursday, he came out of his house and first pelted a stone, later he went back and returned with a stick and damaged the car.

On information the Amberpet police arrived at the spot and after identifying the suspect took him into custody. The police are questioning him.

Man taken into custody

It is mention here that a persons pelted stones at the residence of senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao in Hyderabad, police said on Thursday .

A car parked in front of a former Rajya Sabha member’s house in Amberpet was damaged in the stone pelting.

The attack took place on Wednesday night.

Police rushed to the Congress leader’s house and began an investigation after registering a case.

Hanumantha Rao condemned the attack. He criticised the government for failing to ensure his security.

He said a leader who had worked as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief and an MP had no protection.

Rao said in the past he had received threatening calls and though he made a representation to the Director General of Police (DGP) no action was taken.

The former MP said he would continue to fight to solve the problems of weaker sections and backward classes.

State Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy has condemned the attack on Rao’s house. He spoke to the senior leader over the phone.

The PCC chief said law and order problems were increasing in the state. He demanded immediate action against those involved in the attack and warned that the Congress party will not keep silent over attacks on its leaders.

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