Jagan suffers minor injury caused by a stone thrown at him 

The Chief Minister resumed his election campaign after being given first-aid in his bus. 

April 13, 2024 11:20 pm | Updated 11:20 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA

Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who suffered injury on his forehead on Saturday.

Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who suffered injury on his forehead on Saturday.

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sustained a minor injury above his left eyebrow when a miscreant pelted a stone at him during his Memantha Siddham bus yatraat Singh Nagar here on Saturday evening.

Mr. Jagan was greeting the people at a brief stopover, when a stone hit him causing an injury, which the doctors attended to immediately.

Vijayawada West MLA Vellampalli Srinivas was also hit by a stone. The Chief Minister resumed his campaign after being given first-aid in his bus. 

A senior police officer told The Hindu that Mr. Jagan was hit by a stone hurled at him from behind a place of worship.

The available CCTV footage was being examined to identify the culprit. The Ajitsingh Nagar police are investigating and have sounded an alert in the area. 

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