Former YSRCP MLA, brother sent to judicial remand in double-murder case
Amaravati, Dec 11 : A court in Macherla town of Palnadu district on Thursday sent former YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Venkatarami Reddy to judicial custody for 14 days in a double-murder case of TDP workers.
On the directions of the Supreme Court, the Pinnelli brothers surrendered themselves before the Junior Additional Civil Judge.
The court later remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days. They were subsequently shifted to Nellore Jail.
The Supreme Court, in late November, had dismissed their anticipatory bail pleas and directed them to surrender before the lower court in two weeks.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements near the court to prevent any untoward incident.
Opposition YSR Congress Party slammed the TDP-led coalition government for placing several of its leaders under house arrest ahead of the surrender of the Pinnelli brothers. Former minister Vidadala Rajini was among those placed under house arrest.
YSRCP leaders alleged that the police imposed restrictions to stop people from expressing their support for the Pinnelli brothers.
Former Macherla MLA Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Venkatarami Reddy are listed as the accused number six and seven in the double murder case.
TDP workers Javishetti Venkateswarlu and Koteswara Rao were murdered in May 2025.
Venkateswarlu and his brother Koteswara Rao from Gundlapadu village were killed near Bodilaveedu in Veldurthi mandal. They were returning from a wedding in Telangana when an SUV reportedly rammed into their bike and dragged them along the road.
After noticing one of them was still alive, the assailants fatally struck him with a stone before fleeing, leaving the vehicle behind.
After the Pinnelli brothers were named in the FIR, the YSR Congress Party alleged that the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was resorting to political vendetta.
YSRCP alleged that the FIR was filed under pressure from local TDP MLA Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy. It cited media reports and the district SP's statements, indicating the double murder stemmed from factional rivalry within the TDP.
After the TDP-led NDA came to power last year, Palnadu Police had opened rowdy sheets against the Pinnelli brothers for their alleged involvement in crimes during the general elections.
The former MLA was named in 14 criminal cases, and his brother in more than six cases.
The ex-MLA had damaged an electronic voting machine (EVM) at a polling booth in Macherla Assembly constituency while the elections were in progress.
A TDP agent had tried to stop the YSRCP leader at that time in the polling station. Later, Ramakrishna Reddy allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill the agent on the same day.
A police case was registered in this regard as well.
On the directions of the Supreme Court, the Pinnelli brothers surrendered themselves before the Junior Additional Civil Judge.
The court later remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days. They were subsequently shifted to Nellore Jail.
The Supreme Court, in late November, had dismissed their anticipatory bail pleas and directed them to surrender before the lower court in two weeks.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements near the court to prevent any untoward incident.
Opposition YSR Congress Party slammed the TDP-led coalition government for placing several of its leaders under house arrest ahead of the surrender of the Pinnelli brothers. Former minister Vidadala Rajini was among those placed under house arrest.
YSRCP leaders alleged that the police imposed restrictions to stop people from expressing their support for the Pinnelli brothers.
Former Macherla MLA Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Venkatarami Reddy are listed as the accused number six and seven in the double murder case.
TDP workers Javishetti Venkateswarlu and Koteswara Rao were murdered in May 2025.
Venkateswarlu and his brother Koteswara Rao from Gundlapadu village were killed near Bodilaveedu in Veldurthi mandal. They were returning from a wedding in Telangana when an SUV reportedly rammed into their bike and dragged them along the road.
After noticing one of them was still alive, the assailants fatally struck him with a stone before fleeing, leaving the vehicle behind.
After the Pinnelli brothers were named in the FIR, the YSR Congress Party alleged that the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was resorting to political vendetta.
YSRCP alleged that the FIR was filed under pressure from local TDP MLA Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy. It cited media reports and the district SP's statements, indicating the double murder stemmed from factional rivalry within the TDP.
After the TDP-led NDA came to power last year, Palnadu Police had opened rowdy sheets against the Pinnelli brothers for their alleged involvement in crimes during the general elections.
The former MLA was named in 14 criminal cases, and his brother in more than six cases.
The ex-MLA had damaged an electronic voting machine (EVM) at a polling booth in Macherla Assembly constituency while the elections were in progress.
A TDP agent had tried to stop the YSRCP leader at that time in the polling station. Later, Ramakrishna Reddy allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill the agent on the same day.
A police case was registered in this regard as well.