YSR’s former aide assaulted by kin, lodges complaint

Hyderabad: Former chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy’s personal assistant Sureedu has approached Jubilee Hills police alleging that his son-in-law attempted to kill him and his wife with a cricket bat on Tuesday evening.

Jubilee Hills police said Sureedu and his family, who reside at Gayathri Hills, in their complaint alleged that their son-in-law Surendranath Reddy attacked them with a cricket bat.

Sureedu’s daughter in the past had filed a domestic harassment complaint against her husband Surendranath. Both the families have been at loggerheads on this issue for a long time.

Surendranath on Tuesday evening reportedly barged into Sureedu’s residence and started attacking the latter and his wife. Sureedu suffered an injury on his hand and leg. The accused wanted them to withdraw complaint against him, police said.

Meanwhile, one of the family members called police, who took Surendranath into custody. The accused was arrested.