The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered AP police not to take any action against Macharla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy in EVM smashing case. This protection will be in effect till the 5th of June.
Interim protection from arrest for all contesting candidates untill June 5 has been announced by the high court.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, whom the police are searching after he was caught on camera smashing an EVM inside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh, has approached the high court seeking anticipatory bail.
The MLA from Macherla Assembly constituency in Palnadu district filed a petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court through his lawyer.
Ramakrishna Reddy is the accused No. 1 in the case registered by the police after a video of him smashing the EVM went viral two days ago.
