TDP former MLA J C Prabhakar Reddy and his son Asmith Reddy released Yesterday from judicial remand after the district court granted bail but today the police have arrested them again.
The police claimed that Prabhakar Reddy followers took out a massive rally soon after he was released from the central prison on Thursday and they were released on bail. Several supporters and TDP leaders gathered outside the prison to welcome them. The father & son were going from Kadapa to Tadipatri accompanied by a large number of their followers. Trouble broke out when circle inspector (CI) Devendra Kumar stopped their vehicles at Sajjaladinne area. Prabhakar Reddy allegedly entered a heated argument with the CI who is a Dalit. A case under IPC section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) was registered against the former MLA. He was also booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly using abusive language against the police.
The police had booked five cases against J C Prabhakar Reddy and his son Asmith Reddy. Cases were booked against Prabhkar Reddy under IPC section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty), Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly using abusive language against the police, 506, 189. The police booked Prabhakar Reddy under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act for violating Covid-19 regulations.
