Congress leader’s house attacked in Mancherial

A tense situation unfolded in the Mancherial district of Telangana due to recurring clashes between two rival factions within the Congress party. The internal conflicts involved groups loyal to local MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao and dissenting leader M. Jaganmohan Rao, with tensions further linked to figures such as Peddapalli MP Gaddam Vamsikrishna and minister Gaddam Vivek. The friction first surfaced during festival celebrations, including the Saddula Bathukamma and Dussehra events, leading to physical altercations, injuries, and property damage across villages like Thallapet and Venkatraopet.

During the course of the feud, supporters from both factions allegedly engaged in mutual assaults and stone-pelting, resulting in injuries to multiple individuals who required hospital treatment. In a separate incident, unidentified persons broke into the house of a local Congress leader belonging to the Premsagar Rao camp, vandalising a television and a car while the family was away. Allegations of abduction and police complaints were also lodged amid the escalating local political rivalry.

In response to the violence, law enforcement authorities deployed heavy police forces, including hundreds of personnel and special pickets, across multiple mandals and villages. Police set up protective cover around residences linked to key leaders, enforced prohibitory orders, placed certain individuals under house arrest, and made multiple arrests in connection with the assault charges while monitoring the situation to restore public order.

Not yet reported: The reports do not specify the final court outcomes for the arrested individuals or whether any formal connection has been definitively established between the alleged abduction complaint and the subsequent house attack.