Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy was on Monday arrested by the police for allegedly making derogatory comments against state tourism minister and firebrand YSR Congress party MLA R K Roja.
The police swooped on his residence at Vennelapalem of Paravada mandal and served him the arrest warrant in a case registered against him, based on a complaint lodged by AP State Women’s Commission chairperson Vasireddy Padma with the Director General of Police seeking action on the minister.
A high drama was witnessed for quite some time, but finally, the Guntur police finally took him into custody. Two cases have been registered against the former minister.
While one was making remarks against chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the other was for making objectionable comments against Roja.
The police broke open the doors of Satyanarayana Murthy’s house and took him into custody, issuing 41A and 41B notices. He was shifted to Guntur police station.
Earlier, after receiving the information, TDP supporters, activists and leaders reached the place and staged a protest right in front of the former minister’s residence.
A tense atmosphere prevailed at Pendurthi in Anakapalli district since Sunday night as the TDP supporters tried to stop the police from entering Satyanarayana Murthy’s residence.
Jostling was witnessed between the police and the TDP supporters in the area during the protest.
Meanwhile, wife of Satyanarayana Murthy lodged a complaint against Parawada CI P Eshwara Rao stating that the police intimidated the family members and restricted them from stepping out of their house.