GUNTUR: The Andhra Pradesh Police Officers’ Association on Tuesday condemned the ‘false statements’ made by former MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao and MLC Buddha Venkanna in connection with the attack on them last week in Macherla.Association’s president T Manikyala Rao, vice-president M Sambasiva Rao and member JV Rao addressed a press conference in Guntur and said rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Ch Vijaya Rao initiated action immediately after receiving the information about the attack and reached the spot.
They said the SP alerted Gurajala DSP K Srihari while the TDP leaders were going towards Veldurthi and shifted them into a police vehicle for security reasons. Further, all the police stations were alerted and the SP escorted the TDP leaders till they reached their destination safely. Meanwhile, South Coastal Zone Guntur Range Inspector General of Police (IG) J Bhaskar Rao also reached the spot and registered a suo motu case. Three accused, who belonged to the YSRC party, were arrested in connection with the attack.
They recalled that the former MLA mentioned that they reached safely because of security provided by the police, but now he was making false allegations against police, which was objectionable. They demanded that the leaders furnish details of evidences proving that they informed the Guntur Rural SP about their tour to Macherla.
The association also questioned their reason for touring in Macherla without informing the police and local leaders even when the model code of conduct was in force. They said the police might have arranged bandobast had they informed prior to their visit.On Monday, these TDP leaders were served notices, issued by Gurajala sub-division deputy superintendent of police K Srihari, to appear before the police in connection with the Macherla violence.
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