Peddapalli: Kalwasrirampur residents stage ‘rasta roko’ over attack on doctor

Traffic on the Kalvasrirampur-Sultanabad main road came to a standstill for a while as people including youths, farmers and others participated in the protest in a big way irrespective of political affiliations.

Peddapalli: Residents of Kalvasrirampur mandal headquarters on Friday staged a ‘rasta roko‘ on the Kalwasrirampur main road near Tahsildhar office demanding the arrest of those involved in the attack on mandal health officer Dr Mahender.

Traffic on the Kalvasrirampur-Sultanabad main road came to a standstill for a while as people including youths, farmers and others participated in the protest in a big way irrespective of political affiliations.They wanted the police to arrest the accused immediately. They withdrew their protest when ASI Neelima assured to arrest the accused by evening.

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Dr Mahender was attacked by unidentified persons while he was returning to Peddapalli after duty on Tuesday evening.