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YSRCP Blames Police Handling for Kakumanu Rajasekhar’s Death
Kakumanu Rajasekhar was a YSRCP leader who died at age 68.
He had taken part in a protest in Vijayawada.
YSRCP leaders said police pushed him in the chest during the protest.
They said he later had trouble breathing and went to Hyderabad for a checkup.
Rajasekhar died of a heart attack on Thursday morning.
The party believes the pressure on his chest may have caused the heart attack.
These claims were made by YSRCP leaders and are not independently confirmed in the report.
His family held his cremation in Ongole on Friday.
YSRCP leaders alleged that police handling during a Vijayawada protest contributed to Kakumanu Rajasekhar’s death.
Rajasekhar, 68, died of a heart attack in Hyderabad on Thursday morning.
The protest concerned alleged irregularities in DSC recruitment at the SAAP office.
Party leaders said police pushed Rajasekhar on the chest, after which he experienced breathlessness.
Rajasekhar’s body was taken to Ongole, where cremation was held on Friday and party leaders paid their respects.
- Who
- Kakumanu Rajasekhar, the YSRCP campaign wing president and former LIDCAP chairman, died; YSRCP leaders made allegations about the police.
- What
- YSRCP leaders alleged that police force used during a protest contributed to Rajasekhar’s fatal heart attack.
- Where
- The protest took place at the SAAP office in Vijayawada; Rajasekhar died in Hyderabad and was cremated in Ongole.
- When
- Rajasekhar died on Thursday morning; his cremation was held on Friday.
- Why
- YSRCP leaders said police pushed Rajasekhar on the chest during the protest, causing breathlessness and allegedly contributing to his heart attack.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Kakumanu Rajasekhar
- Age
- 68 years
- Reported cause of death
- Heart attack
- Protest location
- SAAP office, Vijayawada
- Protest issue
- Alleged irregularities in DSC recruitment
- Death location
- Hyderabad
- Cremation location
- Ongole
Sources
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