Eight arrested after Rajamahendravaram apartment clashes; court grants bail

Eight people, including the sons of two former political officeholders, were arrested after clashes between two groups at an apartment in Rajamahendravaram, The Hindu reported. Those arrested included Ch. Venkata Rama Dasu, son of former Home Minister Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah, and V.

Bobby, son of former Rajamahendravaram Deputy Mayor Vasireddi Rambabu. The clashes followed a dispute between Mr. Venkata Rama Dasu and the apartment watchman over car parking and ongoing repair work.

The two groups clashed twice on October 1. Police took action after members of both groups filed separate complaints at two police stations, accusing each other. The report said nobody was injured in either of the clashes.

The East Godavari Superintendent of Police, D. Narasimha Kishore, confirmed through his office that eight people had been arrested in connection with the two complaints. The arrests were made on Saturday night.

All eight accused were produced before a local court, which granted them bail the same day, according to the report. The source material did not identify the other six people arrested or specify the offences included in the complaints. It also did not describe the extent of any property damage at the apartment.

The dispute involved residents or people associated with the apartment, but the report did not provide further details about the repair work, the parking issue or the sequence of events between the two confrontations. The bail order allows the case to proceed while the police complaints are considered. The source did not state whether investigators had completed questioning the accused or whether further arrests were expected.