On the 1st of March, Mr. A.P. Jithender Reddy, the former Member of Parliament from Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit’s guest were kidnapped in Delhi.
On the 2nd of March, Wednesday, the former MP took to his Twitter handle and shared a CCTV video, in which, two men were seen kidnapping three guests and the driver of the MP, in a vehicle. The incident happened on the night of the 1st of March, Tuesday night.
Getting into the details, the driver of Mr. Reddy, Tilak Thapa, and social activist Ravi were amongst four who were arrested on Tuesday night.
Mr. Jithender Reddy was in Hyderabad at the time of the incident. Based on a complaint from his PA, Delhi police started investigations.
Speaking to Express, Jithender Reddy said, “I don’t have suspicion on anyone. Police have been informed of the incident and let them investigate the matter.” The kidnap victims included Jithender Reddy’s driver in Delhi Thapa and Munnuru Ravi from Mahabubnagar.
The matter hold significance as Mr. Jithender Reddy who is a BJP member was once a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). Reddy had then quit TRS and joined the BJP. According to sources, Ravi had moved court as well as the Election Commission alleging Minister Mr. V. Srinivas Goud had fabricated his election affidavit. Incidentally, Srinivas Goud is accompanying Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is on a three-day Delhi tour.
Stay tuned for further updates.
