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Police fire six rounds in air to defuse tension in Pulivendula

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Police fire six rounds in air to defuse tension in Pulivendula — Photo credit: The Hindu

After the spate of violent incidents at Punganur and Rayachoti on Friday, the nomination phase of the local body elections witnessed sporadic violence across Rayalaseema districts on Saturday too.

The police had to open six rounds of fire in Pulivendula (the constituency represented by YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy) to bring the violent mobs under control.

The extreme step was warranted by the sudden attempt by the YSRCP activists to barge into the nomination filing centre in large numbers.

As the TDP team was already inside the hall to submit its nomination, the police asked the YSRCP leaders and cadre to wait for a while.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 17, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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