Six persons were arrested after a clash between rival Congress factions at Thallapet in Mancherial district. Three supporters of MLA Premsagar Rao were injured. Police deployed additional personnel amid fears of retaliation following earlier tensions during Bathukamma celebrations.
A fresh clash between groups led by Congress MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao and M Jaganmohan Rao at Thallapet village in Mancherial left around six people injured. Police deployed additional personnel after the incident, which followed an earlier clash during Saddula Bathukamma celebrations.