Synopsis: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu assured that the government was committed to maintaining peace and communal harmony. “Such heinous acts will not be tolerated in Andhra Pradesh. The guilty will face the strictest punishment,” he said, adding that the investigation was being pursued on priority.

In an apparent bid to defuse caste tensions following the murder of a Kapu youth in Rallapadu village in Nellore’s Gudluru mandal on 2 October, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a substantial relief package for the victim’s family.

The announcement comes at a sensitive time, with sections of the Kapu community expressing unease over their perceived marginalisation under the TDP-led government, which is often viewed as dominated by the Kamma community—desp

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