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‘Super thief’ Bunty Chor, whose life inspired the movie ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ nabbed by Delhi Police from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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‘Super thief’ Bunty Chor, whose life inspired the movie ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ nabbed by Delhi Police from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Davinder Singh alias ‘Bunty Chor’ was finally taken into custody by Delhi Police on Friday in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, after years of slip-ups. Dibakar Benerjee’s famous 2008 Bollywood movie ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ was based on his life. Popularly known as ‘super thief,’ he is reported to have committed over 500 burglaries nationwide till 2012.

In the past, the super thief has ended up escaping from police custody after being apprehended in Delhi, Chennai, and Chandigarh. He recently carried out thefts in a posh neighbourhood in the country’s capital. In his trademark style, goods worth lakhs were stolen from two residences in the Greater Kailash area in South Delhi.

He is a class nine dropout and started stealing in 1993. He was initially arrested by the police in New Delhi but managed to flee from police custody. He never owned a house and lived in five-star hotels. He also has a fondness for expensive watches and flashy automobiles.

Bunty Chor’s life had inspired the Bollywood movie ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ released in 2008. He also made an appearance in Season 4 of the controversial reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ a few years later. However, he was thrown out of there for his erratic behaviour and flouting of the house rules.

‘How can we call it wrong?’, reacts Mohammed Ghulam’s mother on his encounter; denies accepting the dead body

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‘How can we call it wrong?’, reacts Mohammed Ghulam’s mother on his encounter; denies accepting the dead body

On 14th April 2023, Khushnuda – the mother of Mohammed Ghulam killed in an encounter in Jhansi on April 13 – gave her reaction to the encounter. She said that she and her family cannot call the encounter wrong and denied accepting the dead body of the sharpshooter killed in retaliatory fire by the police.

Khushnuda said, “All those who do bad work, will remember this for their lifetime. According to us, they (UP Police) have not done anything wrong. If you kill someone, you are doing wrong. Now, if it comes to you, should we say that it is wrong? No, it is correct.”

She further said, “We did not know that he worked for the mafia. He was a good boy to his parents and everyone else. But in the last two or three months someone took him along and misguided him.”

When asked about the dead body of Mohammed Ghulam, Khushnuda said, “We are here only. His wife may accept it. It is her right. And we cannot stop her from receiving the dead body. She is her wife. She is not separated from him. If she brings his dead body, we cannot prohibit her. But we take our own responsibility and say that we will not accept his dead body. “

When asked if the family knew about the activities Mohammed Ghulam was involved in, she said, “We never stepped out of our houses and talked to people. We just stood by our door and talked to people. Even when the media people came to our house the other day, we talked from our door only. We felt that he is definitely misguided but we cannot name anyone for this and allege who took him along and misguided him. But it is sure that someone misled him very badly into these activities. It played a game with his life. And our life is already ruined.”

According to reports, Mohammed Ghulam’s brother Rahil said, “The action of the encounter taken by the government is correct. They (miscreants killed in encounters) have done a very heinous act that we do not support. We will not go to collect his body. We have told the police station. If someone does something like this, how can you support him?”

Mohammed Ghulam and Asad Ahmed were killed in an encounter in Jhansi on 13th April 2023. Both of them were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case. There was a reward of Rs. 5 lakhs each on their heads. Umesh Pal was a witness in the Raju Pal murder case of 2005. BSP MLA Raju Pal was killed in 2005 by the mafia Atik Ahmed’s gang. Umesh Pal was killed in Prayagraj on 24th February 2023, by Asad Ahmed and six other members of Atiq Ahmed’s gang. Asad Ahmed was the third son of Atiq Ahmed.

Centre issues cyber alert over potential DoS and DDoS attack on 12000 govt websites by Indonesian hacktivist group: Reports

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Centre issues cyber alert over potential DoS and DDoS attack on 12000 govt websites by Indonesian hacktivist group: Reports

On Thursday (April 13), a security alert was issued by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), urging concerned officials to take preventive measures for protecting 12000 government websites from an Indonesia-based ‘hacktivist’ group, reported MoneyControl.

I4C, which is run by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has said in its alert, “It has been reported that websites of state and central government are potentially being targeted.”

It further warned that the ‘hacktivist group’ had launched a potential Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on 12000 State and Central government websites.

”A hacktivist Indonesia group is claiming to target 12,000 websites of India and the threat actors are launching DoS/DDoS attacks,” the alert added.

While speaking about the matter, the founder of ‘Pingsafe’ Anand Prakash told MoneyControl, “Post this alert, government employees need to ensure that they do not fall for social engineering attacks; do not click on unknown emails or links, which can compromise security of such websites.”

“They also ensure that all software updates are up-to-date,” Anand Prakash, founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Pingsafe said,” he added. In 2022, the Indian government reportedly witnessed 19 ransomware attacks against its various organisations.

India sought Interpol’s help against Indonesian, and Malaysian hackers

In July last year, India sought Interpol’s help to nab two hacker groups, namely, ‘Dragon Force Malaysia’ and ‘Hacktivist Indonesia’ for waging a cyber war against the country over former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Muhammad.

After attacking government websites, the two groups asked Muslim hacker groups from across the world to join them in their attack.

They claimed that their attack was in response to Nupur Sharma’s comments on a news channel debate. A lookout notice was issued for both the groups, which hacked over 2,000 websites.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and officials embezzled $400 million received from USA by purchasing cheaper Russian fuel, claims journalist Seymour Hersh

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and officials embezzled $400 million received from USA by purchasing cheaper Russian fuel, claims journalist Seymour Hersh

According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky embezzled $400 million last year that the US had allotted Ukraine for the purchase of fuel. Hersh claimed that Zelensky has made millions by buying cheaper Russian fuel instead of purchasing from approved sources.

He wrote, “The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers’ funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in its war with Russia. It is unknown how much the Zelensky government is paying per gallon for the fuel, but the Pentagon was paying as much as $400 per gallon to transport gasoline from a port in Pakistan, via truck or parachute, into Afghanistan during the decades-long American war there,” on his website.

He claimed that instead of purchasing fuel via the Pakistani port, the Ukrainian president has been purchasing fuel from Russia, a country with which both Ukraine and the United States are at war and that the latter and numerous members of his entourage had been syphoning off huge sums from the American dollars set aside for payments for diesel fuel. By purchasing cheaper Russian oil, Zelensky and his associates are pocketing the balance amount received from the USA, according to Seymour Hersh.

“One estimate by analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency put the embezzled funds at $400 million last year, at least; another expert compared the level of corruption in Kyiv (or Kiev, Ukraine’s capital) as approaching that of the Afghan war, although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from Ukraine,” he revealed.

He claimed to have received information from an informed American intelligence official who stated, “Zelensky’s been buying discount diesel from the Russians. And who’s paying for the gas and oil? We are. Putin and his oligarchs are making millions on it.”

He was informed that many government agencies in Kyiv had been competing to establish front businesses for export deals for guns and ammunition with independent arms dealers across the world, all of whom offered kickbacks. Many of those businesses are located in Poland and the Czech Republic, while some may also be found in Israel and the Persian Gulf.

An American expert on international trade disclosed to him, “I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that there are others in places like the Cayman Islands and Panama, and there are lots of Americans involved.”

During a meeting with CIA Director William Burns in January in Kyiv, the topic of corruption was specifically brought up with the Ukrainian President. An intelligence official with firsthand knowledge of the encounter informed the journalist that his message to Volodymyr Zelensky was straight out of a 1950s gangster film.

“The senior generals and government officials in Kyiv were angry at what they saw as Zelensky’s greed, so Burns told the Ukrainian president, because he was taking a larger share of the skim money than was going to the generals.” he unveiled.

“Burns also presented Zelensky with a list of thirty-five generals and senior officials whose corruption was known to the CIA and others in the American government. Zelensky responded to the American pressure ten days later by publicly dismissing ten of the most ostentatious officials on the list and doing little else,” he added.

The ten people he fired were boasting openly about their wealth and cruising about Kyiv in their new Mercedes, the intelligence official divulged to Seymour Hersh.

Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, killed in a police encounter, was to marry his aunt’s daughter this year; preparations were delayed after Umesh Pal’s murder

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Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, killed in a police encounter, was to marry his aunt’s daughter this year; preparations were delayed after Umesh Pal’s murder

On Thursday, April 13, Asad Ahmed, the son of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police Special Task Force. Now reports have emerged that, the 19-year-old Asad Ahmed, who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was engaged to his cousin Mantasha and planned to marry her this year in Meerut.

Mantasha is the daughter of Atiq Ahmed’s sister Ayesha Noori and brother-in-law Akhlaq Ahmed, who are also co-accused in the Umesh Pal murder case.

As per reports, Asad and Mantasha were engaged and the preparations for their marriage, which was fixed for this year, were in full swing. However, after Umesh Pal’s murder, everything changed for both families. The date had to be postponed.

Reportedly, Akhlaq Ahmed visited Atiq Ahmed in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat to seek his approval for the marriage. However, later, Akhlaq was also arrested on charges of sheltering the assailants in the Umesh Pal murder case and sent to jail. Ayesha Noori also fled with her other two daughters, putting the marriage in jeopardy.

It may be recalled that UP’s Prayagraj Police probing the Umesh Pal murder case had in a joint operation with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Atiq Ahmed’s brother-in-law, Akhlaq Ahmed, in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case on April 2, 2023. The police revealed that Atiq Ahmad’s brother-in-law, Akhlaq Ahmad, was not only involved in the conspiracy to kill lawyer Umesh Pal but also financed the shooters of the lawyer.

In fact, several meetings were held at Akhlaq’s house to execute the sensational murder. The most wanted assailant, Guddu Muslim, who threw crude bombs during the Umesh Pal shootout, also took shelter in Akhlaq’shouse in Meerut for around 18 hours on March 5.

A CCTV footage that emerged showed that Akhlaq’s family members welcomed Guddu Muslim while Akhlaq and his son Shadab hugged him.

Shadab took Guddu into one of the rooms in the house. Police officials said after staying at Akhlaq’s residence for 18 hours, Guddu Muslim took a bus to Delhi on March 6 night. He arrived at Akhlaq’s home with a bag and a mobile phone, which was switched off. Akhlaq also gave Rs 50,000 to Guddu Muslim allegedly at the behest of Atiq Ahmed.

According to media reports, the police have registered an FIR against 18 people in the Umesh Pal murder case including dreaded gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed. Most of these people belong to Atiq’s family. Apart from Atiq, his wife Shaista Parveen, brother Ashraf Ahmed, five sons including Asad, sister Ayesha, brother-in-law Dr Akhlaq, Guddu Muslim, Shadakat, Armaan, Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman, Mohammad Ghulam, Arbaz, Sabir, Kais Ahmed, Arshad Katra, Niyaz, Iqbal Ahmed, Shahrukh and some unknown people are among the accused.

So far, four accused in Umesh Pal’s murder namely Atiq’s third son Asad, shooter Usman, Arbaaz, and Mohammad Ghulam have been killed in police encounters. Additionally, the authorities employed bulldozers to demolish the premises of the accused, who are said to be close associates of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. Bulldozers were also utilised at the home of Mohammad Ghulam, who was also killed in the encounter with UP Police STF, yesterday.

Hyderabad doctor operates on the wrong leg of a patient, medical council suspends licence for six months

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Hyderabad doctor operates on the wrong leg of a patient, medical council suspends licence for six months

The Telangana State Medical Council has suspended the medical licence of a private physician for operating on a patient’s healthy right leg instead of the left leg. The Hyderabad-based orthopaedic surgeon whose license has been suspended by the Council has been identified as Karan M. Patil. 

According to the reports, the incident happened at a hospital in the ECIL area in Hyderabad, where Dr Karan M. Patil was to perform surgery on the left leg of a patient. But he operated on the healthy right leg instead. The error was detected two days later, after which the doctor operated on the left limb.

The action was taken after the District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) received a complaint from the victim. The Medical Council concluded after an inquiry that the doctor had been negligent. The doctor’s licence has been suspended for six months, according to a decision made on Thursday by Council Chairman V. Rajalingam.

In another instance, the Council gave a private physician in the Mancherial district of Telangana, a three-month licence suspension after he failed to send a Dengue patient to a better hospital, which ultimately led to the patient’s demise. Family members of the patient had complained to the district collector that Doctor Ch. Srikanth had delayed sending them to a hospital with better facilities, which led to the patient’s death.

The Medical Council opened an inquiry based on the district collector’s report and decided to suspend the doctor’s licence for three months. The Council has requested that the two physicians turn over their licences. However, the medical professionals have 60 days to challenge the ban.

‘While there is stiff opposition over Amul’s entry in Karnataka, Nandini is selling its products in Kerala’: Kerala Milk Federation chairman

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‘While there is stiff opposition over Amul’s entry in Karnataka, Nandini is selling its products in Kerala’: Kerala Milk Federation chairman

On Thursday, Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), also known by the brand name Milma, expressed grave concern regarding the propensity of some State milk marketing federations of entering markets outside of their respective state. The KCMMF claimed that the action violated the cooperative ethos on which the country’s dairy industry has been set up for the betterment of millions of milk farmers.

“Of late, there has been a growing tendency on the part of some of the State milk marketing federations to market their staple products outside their respective domain. This grossly violates the federal principles and cooperative spirit based on which the country’s dairy cooperative movement has been built and nurtured by pioneers like Tribhuvandas Patel and Verghese Kurien,” Milma Chairman K.S. Mani was quoted as saying to the Hindu.

Mani stated that Amul’s (Gujarat Milk Cooperative Federation) initiative to advertise its staple goods in Karnataka has encountered stiff opposition from state competitors but the Karnataka Milk Marketing Federation has lately opened its stores to sell its Nandini brand of milk and other goods in several areas of Kerala. “This is a highly unethical practice which defeats the very purpose of India’s dairy movement and will harm the interests of the farmers,” he said.

He cautioned that, unless the Union and State governments worked together to develop a consensus, the tendency would result in unhealthy rivalry among the States.

Mani meanwhile also stated that the cross-border marketing of liquid milk shall be avoided as per the agreements and business relations existing among milk cooperatives. If not, it would amount to blatant encroachment of the market area of the respective state, he said. As opined by Mani, the spirit of cooperative values, which have been fostered for a long time by mutual consent and goodwill, will be jeopardised by such behaviours from any side.

Mani advised avoiding the propensity to create sales locations or recruit franchisees in order to reach areas outside of one’s area of expertise. “Initially, they sell only value-added products, then start selling liquid milk also and subsequently begin shop-to-shop distribution of milk. Eventually, they will seek to capture markets outside their area, taking advantage of the State-to-State variations in price and production cost,” he said.

Milma distributes 83% of its revenue to dairy farmers through the cooperative societies in its network, despite the fact that Kerala’s input costs for the dairy industry are significantly greater than those in other states. Additionally, as the welfare of the dairy farmers is its main priority, the majority of Milma’s surplus is handed to the farmers as additional incentives on milk prices and subsidies on cow feed.

Given these realistic facts, it is advisable for dairy cooperative federations of different States to avoid opening sales outlets or setting up franchisee agreements to sell liquid milk and other basic goods beyond their respective states, Mani remarked.

The milk saga began on April 5 after Amul’s official Twitter handle posted an infographic about its entry into Karnataka. The Congress in the state of Karnataka, ahead of the state assembly elections grabbed the opportunity to spread misleading information concerning Amul’s acquisition of the state’s local dairy brand Nandini. The matter escalated and grew into a full-fledged controversy and then Congress started milking it further for political gains.

While the Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah attempted to inflame regional tensions among Karnataka voters before the state elections using the Amul-Nandini controversy, he probably forgot that Amul had already expanded its footprints in the state when he was at the helm of affairs in 2017. As reported earlier, Amul entered Karnataka in 2017 when the Congress was in power in the state and Siddaramaiah himself was the CM.

The incumbent Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday however clarified that his government had taken all kinds of measures to make Nandini number one at the national level. Calling the house brand Nandini the pride of Karnataka Bommai said, “Nandini’s market reach is wide, there is no need to fear Amul. Congress politicising everything is not in the interest of the state.”

He also stated that Karnataka was also going to other states and marketing and that the state will do all required to put Amul behind in the competition.

India expresses concern to the United Kingdom on misuse of its asylum status by pro-Khalistanis and economic offenders 

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India expresses concern to the United Kingdom on misuse of its asylum status by pro-Khalistanis and economic offenders 

India has raised an alarm over pro-Khalistani forces misusing the United Kingdom’s asylum status. The Pro-Khalistani elements have been supporting and aiding the terrorist activities in India.

A statement released by the Ministry of Home Affairs said, “the Indian side specifically conveyed its concerns on the misuse of UK’s asylum status by the Pro-Khalistani elements to aid and abet terrorist activities in India and requested better cooperation with UK and increased monitoring of UK based Pro-Khalistan Extremists and take appropriate proactive action. India’s concerns over the breach of security of Indian High Commission were also emphasized.” The statement was issued after the 5th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue held in Delhi on Wednesday.

The Home Ministry further said, “During the meeting both sides reviewed the ongoing cooperation and identified further steps that can be taken to explore opportunities and synergies in advancing cooperation in counter-terrorism, cyber security & global supply chains, drug trafficking, migration, extradition, anti-India activities in UK including Pro-Khalistan Extremism among other issues.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also had a telephonic conversation with UK PM Rishi Sunak yesterday, in which PM Modi raised the issue of the attack on the Indian High Commission in London and economic offenders in India getting asylum in the UK. PM Modi raised the issue of the security of Indian diplomatic establishments in the UK and called for strong action against anti-India elements by the UK Government. PM Rishi Sunak conveyed that the UK considers the attack on Indian High Commission totally unacceptable and assured of the security of the Indian Mission and its personnel.

PM Modi also raised the issue of economic offenders who have sought refuge in the UK. He sought progress on the return of these fugitives so that they can appear before the Indian judicial system.

The two leaders reviewed the progress on a number of bilateral issues as part of the India-UK Roadmap 2030. They expressed satisfaction at the recent high-level exchanges and growing cooperation, particularly in trade and economic sectors. They agreed on the need for an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.

India has also advised the UK to keep an eye out for pro-Khalistani fanatics and to take the necessary preventive measures. The worry expressed by India over the security lapse at the Indian High Commission in London was also highlighted.

Both parties reviewed their current cooperation during the meeting and discussed next steps that could be taken to look into opportunities and collaborations in advancing cooperation in the fight against terrorism, cyber security, global supply chains, drug trafficking, migration, extradition, and anti-Indian activities.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla headed the delegation from India, and Permanent Secretary of the Home Office Sir Matthew Rycroft led the delegation that had come from the United Kingdom. The meeting was also attended by other senior officials of both nations.

India and the UK both expressed pleasure with the current relationship and decided to strengthen their relationship as well as keep the door open for more intensive security collaboration between the two nations.

India meanwhile reiterated to the UK that it was worried about the pro-Khalistani subversives operating there and advocated for strict observation and preventive action against them. After the Indian High Commission was stormed by a gang of pro-Khalistan protestors last month, India summoned a top British ambassador to Delhi to demand an explanation.

Earlier, Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann had admitted that he had given letters to asylum seekers for permanent residency in other countries. He claimed to have issued 50,000 such letters for approx Rs 35,000 per letter. Mann’s name appeared in the case in June 2022 after the asylum seeker racket was busted in Canada and the United States in June 2022. The letters were issued by Simranjit Singh Mann, who is the chief of the political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), portraying them as ‘victims of state persecution’.

USA: Over 18000 cows killed in a massive explosion at Texas dairy farm

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USA: Over 18000 cows killed in a massive explosion at Texas dairy farm

On Tuesday, April 11, as many as 18000 cows were killed after a fire began following a blast at the South Fork Dairy farm in Dimmitt in Texas. According to reports, the cows were huddled together in a holding pen, waiting to be milked, when the explosion occurred. The incident has marked the deadliest barn fire on record in the USA.

The Castro County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook to share images of flames rushing through a facility and into holding pens. According to the Sheriff’s office, firefighters rescued one person who was trapped inside the burning building.

The source of the fire is still unknown, and the farm’s owners have yet to comment on the occurrence.

Locals reported hearing a huge boom and seeing massive pillars of smoke for kilometres, the Independent reported citing KFDA News Channel 10. The black smoke could be seen for kilometres and even from nearby towns. “It was crazy,” Dimmitt resident Kennedy Cleraman told KFDA. “There was a big, massive, black air and it looked like fog in the street. And it was all burnt- the place.”

Sheriff Sal Rivera told local news source KFDA that the majority of the livestock perished when the fire moved to an area where cows were confined before being taken to a milking facility and then into a holding enclosure.

“There’s some that survived,” he was quoted as saying. “There’s some that are probably injured to the point where they’ll have to be destroyed.”

Rivera told KFDA that investigators believed the fire might have started with a machine referred to as a “honey badger”, which he described as a “vacuum that sucks the manure and water out”.

“Possibly it got overheated and probably the methane and things like that ignited and spread out and exploded,” he said.

South Fork Dairy Farm is located in Castro County, one of Texas’s highest dairy-producing counties. According to Texas’ 2021 Annual Dairy Review, Castro County has more than 30,000 cattle. The occurrence is the largest single-incident livestock death since the Animal Welfare Institute, an animal advocacy group, began documenting barn fires.

TDP leader files police complaint against a dog for tearing poster of Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

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TDP leader files police complaint against a dog for tearing poster of Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader has filed a police complaint against a dog for tearing the poster of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The complaint was ‘sarcastically’ filed in Vijayawada by one Dasari Udayasree after a viral video showed a dog removing Reddy’s poster, which was stuck on a house wall.

She along with other TDP workers demanded strict action against the dog for allegedly insulting the State’s Chief Minister, who also heads the YSR Congress party.

Udayasree told local media that the animal has ‘hurt’ the sentiments of 6 crore people in Andhra Pradesh by tearing Reddy’s poster. “We have requested the police to arrest the dog and those behind the dog who insulted our beloved chief minister,” she was quoted as saying.

Screengrab of the police complaint by Dasari Udayasree

Reportedly, the poster was pasted on the wall of a house during the state-wide survey ‘Jagananna Maa Bhavishyathu’, conducted by the YSR Congress party.

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