Case registered against TDP leader Yarapatineni Srinivasa Rao in Palnadu

PALNADU: The Piduguralla Police of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh have registered a case against senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former MLA Yarapatineni Srinivasa Rao and five of his followers.

Based on a complaint given by one Chintalapudi Vijayakumar, the police registered a case. In a late Monday night development, Yerapatineni’s followers and TDP leaders Diyya Ramakrishna and Imtiyaz were arrested by the police. They were likely to be produced before the magistrate on Tuesday.

The case against them was registered in connection with the war of words and objectionable comments exchanged between Yarapatineni’s followers and Vijayakumar, the complainant, on social media on New Year’s Eve.