BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy stabbed during poll campaign in Telangana

In a shocking incident, BRS Dubbaka candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was attacked with a knife by a miscreant at Surampally village in Daultabad mandal of Siddipet district on Monday. Prabhakar Reddy was conducting door-to-door campaign as part of Assembly elections when he was attacked with a knife.

Dubbaka (Telangana): BRS MP and the party's Dubbaka candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was attacked with a knife on Monday when he was conducting a door-to-door campaign as part of Assembly elections at Surampally village in Daultabad mandal of Siddipet district. He was attacked while he was coming out after visiting a pastor's family and as a result, he sustained injuries on his upper abdomen.

Dattani Raju, who had come to shake hands, suddenly attacked Prabhakar Reddy with a knife he had brought with him. This caused bleeding injuries. The BRS activists immediately took the MP to Gajwel Hospital in a vehicle. The accused has been identified Raju, a resident of Peddpyala village in Mirudoddi mandal.

It is reported that he was working as a journalist for a YouTube channel and he was detained by the police. Prabhakar Reddy was first taken to a hospital in Gajwel and then shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment.

Minister Harish Rao received this information while going to the Narayankhed meeting. Immediately he left for Gajwel Hospital and after reaching the hospital, he enquired about MP's condition from doctors while he spoke to the family members of the MP over the phone. However, the motive behind the attack was yet to be ascertained.

Instructions have been given to the local police to conduct a thorough probe into the incident and submit the details. On the other hand, Harish Rao called the doctors of Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad and asked them to provide better medical services to Prabhakar Reddy. The minister suggested that activists should not lose their temper and should maintain restraint.

After learning about the attack on MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, Chief Minister KCR enquired about his condition with Minister Harish Rao. He suggested that he should give updates on his health from time to time. Minister KTR also enquired about this incident.

After learning about the attack on the MP, BRS leaders are reaching Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. The police have made security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident. Minister Harish Rao advised the activists that they should pay visit to the hospital.