Journalist suffers injury after attack by unidentified individuals at Kavali

NELLORE A reporter working for a regional newspaper was reportedly attacked and injured by some unidentified individuals at Kavali town in SPSR Nellore district on Sunday. Various journalist associations condemned the incident and demanded that the police take strict action against the culprits.

According to the police, two persons arrived on motorcycles and beat up Subba Rao at Peddapavani road on Sunday afternoon as he was returning home. The culprits attacked the reporter with their hands and did not use any weapons, and they left the spot immediately after he lost consciouness.

Subba Rao is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. Meanwhile, the members of Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) submitted a representation to Joint Collector Mogili Venkateswarlu on Monday, requesting promp identification of the assailants and strict action against them.