YS Jagan Mohan Reddy hurt in knife attack at Visakhapatnam airport
6 years, 2 months ago

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy hurt in knife attack at Visakhapatnam airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was injured in a knife attack at the VIP lounge of Visakhapatnam airport on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Reddy, who is on a padayatra in Vizianagaram district, had come to Vizag Airport to board a scheduled Indigo flight to Hyderabad at 1.05 pm to attend court on Friday. Mr Reddy along with other YSRC leaders was in the VIP lounge of the airport, when a man identified as Janipalli Srinivasa Rao, who worked at Fusion Foods restaurant in the airport, approached him with a cup of tea. Then, all of a sudden, Srinivasa whipped out a blade that is used during rooster fights in the Sankranti festival season, and tried to stab Mr Reddy in the neck, but Mr Reddy deflected the blade with his hand and suffered an injury on his arm, said YSRC city president Malla Vijay Prasad who was with Mr Reddy.

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Jagan Mohan Reddy will be left alone in YSRCP soon, says Ganta Srinivasa Rao
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy will be left alone in YSRCP soon, says Ganta Srinivasa Rao

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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9 months ago

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The Hindu  

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CM Jagan Injured in Stone Attack During Poll Rally
9 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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11 months ago

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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5 years, 9 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy outdoes dad as he ends record padayatra
6 years ago

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy outdoes dad as he ends record padayatra

Deccan Chronicle  

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy outdoes dad as he ends record padayatra
6 years ago

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy outdoes dad as he ends record padayatra

Deccan Chronicle  

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6 years ago

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India Today  

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Jagan Mohan Reddy files petition in Hyderabad High Court seeking independent probe into attack on him at Visakhapatnam airport
6 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Multiple reasons led to Jagan's departure from Vizag after attack
6 years, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Knife attack on Reddy was attempt to murder him: Police remand report
6 years, 2 months ago

Knife attack on Reddy was attempt to murder him: Police remand report

Deccan Chronicle  

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Rayalaseema seething with anger over attack
6 years, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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6 years, 2 months ago

Attack done only for publicity, says DGP RP Thakur

Deccan Chronicle  

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YSR Cong chief Jagan stabbed at Vizag airport, police say his supporter did it
6 years, 2 months ago

YSR Cong chief Jagan stabbed at Vizag airport, police say his supporter did it

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: In a major security lapse, YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was stabbed by a man inside the Vishakhapatnam airport’s VIP lounge on Thursday. The attacker, an airport worker named Srinivas, was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police, which said he was a supporter of YSRCP. However, in contrast, Vishakhapatnam city police commissioner Mahesh Chandra Ladha told …

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