Medak MP and BRS MLA candidate for the Dubbaka Assembly constituency seat for the upcoming elections Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was stabbed in the stomach by a dalit man during the former's campaign in Surampally village of Doulatabad mandal in Siddipet district today.
He was immediately rushed to the Gajwel government hospital, where he was given first aid. He was then shifted to the Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad for better treatment, where the doctors performed emergency surgery on him. His condition is said to be stable yet critical, with the doctors saying that he cannot be ruled out of danger for upto 4-5 days.
Meanwhile, the assailant was thrashed by a crowd and handed over to the police. He was identified as Gaddam Raju of Cheppyala village, and the motive appeared to be that he was not a beneficiary of Dalit Bandhu.
Meanwhile, CM K Chandrashekar Rao, ministers Harish Rao and Talasani Srinivas Yadav, and others reached the Yashoda Hospital at Secunderabad, and enquired about the health condition of Reddy and asked the doctors to provide him the best treatment. They also consoled his family members.
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