A candidate for the sarpanch position supported by the Congress in Kodangal district was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified miscreants.
The incident occurred in undivided Mahabubnagar.
According to his family members, Viswanath of Nittooru village was kidnapped on Tuesday night. He was picked up at 2 am - the early hours of Wednesday.
It is being widely speculated that the kidnap was made to prevent him from filing his nomination papers.
The local police have taken up investigation.
Viswanath had acted as the incharge of the constituency for former MLA A Revanth Reddy.
The Congress has taken the panchayat elections seriously and is reportedly leaving no stone unturned to capture all the sarpanch posts in the constituency.
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