'Attempt to Murder…’: What Are Charges Against Jagan Mohan Reddy ?

Amravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, two senior IPS officers, and two retired officials have been booked by police in an “attempt to murder case” following a complaint lodged by a TDP MLA K Raghurama Krishna Raju.

What are the Charges against YSRCP chief Jagan Reddy 

TDP’s Undi MLA K Raghurama Krishna Raju has lodged a complaint against five persons. The MLA has put allegations like “attempt to murder, custodial torture and criminal conspiracy” against the police officers and Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Police booked the five accused persons under IPC Sections 120 B (party to a criminal conspiracy), 167(Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury), 197, 307 (Attempt to murder), 326 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons) or means , 465 (forgery) and 506 (criminal intimidation) read with 34. Police invoked the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as the case is three years old.

Police Tried to Kill me: TDP MLA 

Raju in his complaint stated that he was arrested without following due process. He also accused the former CM and the senior officials of "plotting" a criminal "conspiracy" against him. He also alleged that police did not provide him with medicines in the custody at that time despite having had an open heart bypass surgery. 

Raju also mentioned that the police personnel tried to kill him and his mobile phone was taken by the police and was tortured till disclose the password of the mobile phones.

Besides Reddy, police booked senior IPS officers PV Sunil Kumar and PSR Sitaramanjaneyulu and retired police officer R Vijay Paul and former Guntur Government General Hospital superintendent G Prabhavati, the official said. Vijay Paul and Prabhavati have superannuated.

TDP leader Raju's 2021 arrest case comes to light in Andhra Pradesh after he lodged a complaint against Reddy and some officials over it on June 10.

He accused the former CM and the senior officials of "plotting" a criminal "conspiracy" against him.