Murder attempt on YSRCP leader in WG dist
Poduru, WG district, October 7: Unidentified persons tried to murder YSRCP leader and Marteru vice-sarpanch Karri Venu Babu on Thursday. He was the husband of Penumantra ZPTC member Karri Gourisubhasini. He is undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Bhimavaram.
According to information, Venu Babu went to monitor house construction in Jagananna colonies on the outskirts of Marteru and told his driver Navin to go home. Eight unidentified persons stopped Navin’s car at Katlammatadi village, raised an argument with him and beat him. Navin called Venu Babu and informed about the incident. When Venu Babu reached the spot, the accused beat his head with an iron rod and escaped from there.
Venu Babu was admitted in a private hospital in Marteru and then shifted to Bhimavaram for better treatment. Following the victim’s complaint, police filed a case and took up investigation.