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VHR detained on way to Warangal

Warangal: The police on Tuesday detained Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao , stopping him from visiting Urs Kareembad in Warangal, where unknown persons had vandalised the statue of social activist Mahatma Jyotiba Phule four days ago. The police stopped Rao’s vehicle at Pembarthi near Jangaon and sent him to Lingala Ghanpur PS.

Later in the evening, he left for Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, Congress leaders, including Warangal District Congress Committee (DCC) president Naini Rajender Reddy, visited Urs Kareembad. The leaders raised slogans against the government and accused it of suppressing voice of distressed sections. - Shiva Kumar Pinna

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