Guntur district police said in a statement that six people, including Reddy are named as accused and further action will be taken against them as per law.
An elderly YSRCP worker was run over by Reddy’s car during a rally. Reddy faced backlash as the videos of the incident spread on social media quickly.
✓18.06.2025న శ్రీ వై.ఎస్. జగన్ మోహన్ రెడ్డి పర్యటన కార్యక్రమానికి, మాజీ ముఖ్యమంత్రి కాన్వాయ్ మరియు తాడేపల్లి నుండి సత్తెనపల్లికి 3 కార్లకు మాత్రమే అనుమతి ఇవ్వబడింది. @APPOLICE100 @Anitha_TDP @AndhraPradeshCM @APDeputyCMO #RoadSafety #RoadAccident #DroneVideos pic.twitter.com/qGcElx7zIA
— GUNTUR DISTRICT POLICE (@police_guntur) June 22, 2025
The Guntur police said that at the time of the incident, following people were found to be travelling in the car –
- Ramana Reddy (car driver)
- Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (Former Chief Minister)
- K. Nageshwar Reddy (PA)
- Y.V. Subba Reddy (Former MP)
- Perni Nani @ Venkateswara Rao (Former MLA)
- Vidadala Rajini (Former minister)
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A First Information Report (FIR) was filed on the complaint of Cheeli Lurdhu Mary, wife of the deceased, under Section 106 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) which deals with causing death by negligence.
However, the sections were altered to 105 (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and 49 which deals with the punishment of abetment when the act abetted is committed and there is no specific provision for its punishment, the Guntur police said.
The police stated that permission was given only for the former CM’s convoy and three cars from Tadepalli to Sattenapalli for his tour programme.
Elderly YSRCP worker run over by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s car during rally | Former Andhra Pradesh CM and party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, along with five others, named as accused in the FIR: Guntur District Police pic.twitter.com/49f7rWK7nq
— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2025
The information about the road accident was known when one male person, identified as Cheeli Singaiah, was seen bleeding with injuries. He was rushed to the hospital but he was declared ‘brought dead’ by the hospital.
After analysing the video footage, from the incident site, including CCTV and drone visuals, along with the witnesses, the police found that the deceased was seen under the wheels of Reddy’s vehicle.
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(Edited by : Priyanka Rathi)
