The large scale violence that spread in Palnadu district on the polling day and also in post- polling period is mainly said to be due to covert operations by some local CIs and SIs, who colluded with YCP MLAs and provided information to them on the movement of opposition leaders and special police forces movements.
Higher police authorities, who are going in depth into local police covert operations, said to be surprised at the nasty role they played to spread violence, and to terrorise TDP activists.
On the polling day in Macherla constituency, it was found that some CIs and SIs followed instructions of YCP MLA brothers, then their higher officials. On the day of polling, an SI working at the border police station of Macherla Constituency, in a pro-TDP village, provoked YCP workers and sent TDP agents out.
In another village, when an SI tried to prevent YCP agents who were throwing out the TDP agents, the CI called him immediately and stopped from interfering. The CI was silent when the Pinnelli brothers were moving in dozens of vehicles. Moreover, he is suspected of providing information about the movement of their opponents to them, so as to attack them.
An SI under the Karampudi circle informed the Pinnelli brothers about the activities of the opposition leaders and the movements of the police personnel on the polling day. The role of the said SI was also found in the incidents of Tuesday in Karampudi.
It was found that due to CI’s covert operations the forces did not reach the place even after an hour of the attack on Brahma Reddy in Rentachintala Mandal. YCP mob vandalized the car of Telugu Desam MP candidate Lau Srikrishna Devaraya, who went to check the polling pattern in Dondapadu of Narasaraopet mandal, allegedly prior information on his movement was provided by SI to YCP goons.
It was also alleged that SI helped YCP goons for pelting stones on Narasaraopet TDP candidate dr Chadalawada Arvind Babu. The SI is said to be loyal to YCP MLA G Srinivasa Reddy, who had posted him here.
Moreover, a CI who colluded with the ruling party at Narasaraopet district headquarters contributed for igniting tensions by taking his own decisions without informing higher authorities on problematic issues.
