Cops’ Probe of WhatsApp Groups Reveals Konaseema Violence Was ‘Pre-Planned’
2 years, 6 months ago

Cops’ Probe of WhatsApp Groups Reveals Konaseema Violence Was ‘Pre-Planned’

The Quint  

This reporter, who is presently in Amalapuram town, spoke to the officers investigating the violence. The police retrieved direct evidence by collecting footage from the minister’s and the MLA’s houses, KIMS Hospital, and other places on the route that the mob travelled that had CCTV cameras. The police investigation also found that over 20 WhatsApp groups were active prior to the violence. According to the police, these WhatsApp groups were created with the intention of uniting “friends” who believe that the district’s name should only be Konaseema. Clearly, those in the groups were aggrieved by the government’s decision to prefix Dr BR Ambedkar’s name to the district.

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