13 booked for allegedly abetting BJP leader’s suicide in Mancherial

Police in Mancherial have booked 13 individuals, including local Congress leaders, for allegedly abetting the suicide of BJP Vemanapalli mandal president Eta Madhukar. The FIR was filed based on a complaint by his son.

Mancherial: Thirteen persons including local Congress leaders and others were booked for allegedly abetting BJP Vemanapalli mandal president Eta Madhukar to commit suicide on Saturday.

Police said that a case was registered against Rudrabhatla Santosh Kumar, Gali Madhu, Chintakindi Kamala, Chennuri Sammaiah, Sabeer Ali, Manthri Ramesh, Jadagalla Sharada, Adderapalli Rajeshwari, Manepalli Prameela, Jampam Marakka, Kondapalli Laxmi, Manepalli Mallesh, Nayini Shailaja and others based on a complaint received from Eta Ravi Kumar, son of Madhukar.

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Ravi Kumar alleged that his father was forced to end his life after a case was registered against him under SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act following a complaint lodged with the police for raising objection to loud music played by Madhu, Kamala and Sammaiah during Bathukamma festival celebrations held in a colony recently.