Watch: Congress leader, supporters attack 2BHK beneficiaries at Yellandu in Kothagudem

Thati Biksham and his wife Chukkamma along with their supporters physically assaulted the residents for preventing their alleged attempt to encroach nearly 10 guntas of land by the side of the houses

Kothagudem: A Congress leader, his wife and their followers attacked residents of double bedroom houses at Vemulawada village of Yellandu rural mandal in the district on Wednesday.

The Congress leader, former market committee vice chairman, Thati Biksham and his wife Chukkamma along with their supporters physically assaulted the residents for preventing their alleged attempt to encroach nearly 10 guntas of land by the side of the houses.

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The local SI Suryam reached the spot and dispersed the clashing groups. The residents alleged that Biksham was making repeated attempts to encroach the land.

Clashes between the residents and the Congress leader took place several times in the past. The land was purchased by the beneficiaries from private persons for the construction of the houses.

Biksham who helped to buy the land was claiming ownership of the land that remained vacant after the construction of the double bedroom houses.

The houses were built during the first term of the BRS government, the residents said, complaining that the police instead of taking action against the Congress leader had detained the residents.