As even after three days of the incident, police failed to identify any clue with regard to stone attack on Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Vijayawada on Sunday evening, the AP Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena instructed commissioner of police Kanthi Rana Tata and inspector general of police Ravi Prakash to expedite the investigation into the attack.
He summoned both these officers to his chamber on Monday where the CEO reviewed the antecedents of the incidents. The CEO enquired with the police officials how the accused could hurl a stone in spite of the full security arrangements for the Chief Minister at the place of offence.
The CEO also asked the police officials about the information they extracted from some of the accused who were taken into custody. Meena asked the police officials to take stringent security measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents to other VIPs during the electioneering programme.
Earlier, the commissioner of police informed the chief electoral officer on the progress of investigation into the incident. He confirmed that the Chief Minister was attacked with a stone. However, he felt that it may not have been an attack with an air gun and said that there should be a clarification on what was used to throw the stone.
He said that the conclusion was reached after analyzing the available CCTV footage. They said that they have not yet identified the attacker and they are trying to identify the accused with the evidence they have. He said that 8 special teams have been formed to investigate this case.
He said that a total of 40 rope parties were organized along the bus journey. Meanwhile, Meena asked the police to take strict measures to prevent such incidents from happening again during the Chief Minister of the state and other prominent persons on their visits.
