VIJAYAWADA: Local tipplers and smugglers who transport liquor between the two Telugu states queued up to stock liquor as soon as the lockdown was declared in Telangana. Smuggling in of liquor from Telangana has become a menace after the Andhra Pradesh government declared its new policy to phase out alcohol. Despite the fact that the state government has created a dedicated
TDP leader Puramsetti Ankulu murdered in Andhra s Guntur ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 23:56 IST
Ankulu was a former sarpanch of Peda Garlapadu village in Dachepalli Mandal.
Speaking to ANI, Dachepalli sub-inspector Nagireddy said that Ankulu was murdered in an under-construction apartment. His throat was slit with a knife at around 8 pm.
Soon after the news broke out, TDP local leaders alleged that YSRCP leaders have murdered Ankulu. They further alleged that there is police involvement in the incident. Dachepalli sub-inspector has refuted all allegations.
Moreover, TDP leaders had a verbal brawl with the police after the incident. They also raised slogans against the police for some brief time. (ANI)