Thu Feb 13 05:10:00 UTC 2025: **Former MLA Vallabhaneni Vamsi Arrested in Andhra Pradesh**
VIJAYAWADA, Andhra Pradesh – Vallabhaneni Vamsi, a former MLA from Gannavaram and leader of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), was arrested by Vijayawada Patamata police on [Date of Arrest]. Vamsi was apprehended in Hyderabad and subsequently brought to Vijayawada.
The arrest stems from multiple cases filed against him, including charges of kidnapping, assault, and offenses under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Specifically, he is accused of kidnapping and threatening Satyawardhan, a computer operator at the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) office in Gannavaram. This incident relates to an attack on the TDP office while the YSRCP was in power, in which Vamsi is listed as accused number 71. Satyawardhan recently submitted an affidavit to a special court stating his lack of involvement in the case, claiming he was coerced into giving false testimony.
Further charges against Vamsi include his alleged role in the illegal demolition of shops owned by TDP leader Vemulapalli Srinivasa Rao in Bapulapadu mandal, an attempted murder case against MLA Yarlagadda Venkat Rao during elections, an assault on former Gannavaram PACS chairman Kasaraneni Rangababu, and a case involving forged land titles in Hanuman Junction. Police reportedly notified Vamsi’s wife of the arrest.
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