MP stabbed during election campaign, rushed to hospital
Hyderabad (Telangana): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP and party candidate for next month’s assembly elections K. Prabhakar Reddy was injured in a knife attack by a man while campaigning in Siddipet district on Monday.
Reddy has been admitted to the hospital and is said to be out of danger. The incident took place in Surampalli village of Daulatabad mandal when the Lok Sabha member from Medak was campaigning.
Prabhakar Reddy, who is the BRS candidate from Dubbak assembly constituency, was coming out of a house when the attacker stabbed him in the stomach. The MP was initially taken to Gajwel Hospital and from there shifted to Hyderabad. The MP’s supporters caught hold of the man and beat him up. The attacker was identified as Raju. The motive behind the attack was not immediately known. The police arrested the attacker and started investigation.
#WATCH | Telangana: BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was stabbed in the stomach by an unidentified person during his campaign in Siddipet.
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2023
MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy is safe. The incident took place in Surampally village of the Daulatabad mandal. He has been shifted to Gajwel. The… pic.twitter.com/MI0BvbFxDJ
