Accused in stone attack on Andhra CM released from jail on bail

NELLORE: Vemula Satish, accused of pelting stones at chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy during an election rally, was released from Nellore Central Jail on Sunday on conditional bail after 45 days of remand. The stone-pelting incident, which took place at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada on April 13, triggered a controversy.

Throughout the legal proceedings, Satish consistently denied his involvement in the alleged attack.

He claimed he was wrongly arrested in the case, without any substantial evidence. He also alleged that police threatened him at gunpoint to get him to admit to the crime. “Some police officers offered money to admit to throwing the stone at the CM, which I refused. During the CM's election rally, my friends and I were near the Vivekananda School area, and not near the bridge where the attack allegedly took place,” Satish alleged.

Meanwhile, Satish's lawyer Saleem made sensational allegations against the ruling party and the police. He said the police tried to keep Satish in jail for a prolonged period and also filed several petitions in the court to deny him bail, but the court rejected them.