Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills police on Monday arrested three persons in connection with the alleged assault on G Hari Krishna by former OSD to minister Konda Surekha, Sumanth, and others. Police said Sumanth remains absconding.The arrested persons were identified as Arun, Mahender and Karthik. They were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.According to the police, on July 30, Sumanth allegedly called Hari Krishna and questioned him over the alleged misuse of his name in financial dealings linked to Arun, Mahender and Karthik.During a subsequent meeting, Sumanth and the other accused allegedly attacked Hari Krishna with an iron rod, causing a fracture. After being discharged from the hospital, Hari Krishna approached the Medipally police, who later transferred the case to the Jubilee Hills police station.The arrests come amid an ongoing political controversy involving Surekha’s daughter, Sushmitha. Sumanth is considered a close associate of the Konda family.
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