A BRS worker was killed and several others injured when nearly 70 Congress supporters allegedly attacked BRS activists in Lingampalli, Nutankal mandal, hours before panchayat polling. Tension prevailed as police deployed additional forces across sensitive villages to prevent further violence.

Suryapet: Tension gripped Lingampalli village in Nutankal mandal on Wednesday after a violent clash between Congress and BRS supporters led to death of a BRS worker and injured several others, just hours before the polling commenced for the first phase of gram panchayat elections.

According to police and locals, a scuffle between the two groups escalated into a brutal attack when nearly 70 Congress workers allegedly assaulted BRS activists with sticks and stones. BRS activist Uppula Mallaiah, who s

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