Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Seven BRS Leaders Arrested in KCR Farmhouse Purification Row
Police arrested seven people after a disagreement near KCR’s farmhouse in Erravelli.
The farmhouse is in Siddipet district, Telangana.
Congress groups held a drum-beating protest there on September 9.
They wanted KCR to apologize over alleged remarks by BRS leader Thatha Madhu about the Assembly Speaker.
After the protest, BRS leaders used turmeric and water on roads taken by Congress activists.
This was described as a purification and caused a controversy.
Congress leaders filed a complaint with the police.
Police later found the accused at a lodge in Vijayawada and a magistrate ordered that they remain in custody for 14 days.
Police arrested seven people, including a former Varadarajpur sarpanch and six BRS leaders, over the alleged farmhouse purification.
The incident involved turmeric and water being used at KCR’s farmhouse or on roads used by Congress activists in Erravelli.
Congress’s SC and ST wings held a drum-beating protest in Erravelli on September 9 and sought an apology from KCR.
The protest followed alleged derogatory remarks by BRS MLC Thatha Madhu about Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
Police tracked the accused to a lodge in Vijayawada, secured a 14-day judicial remand, and moved them to Siddipet jail.
- Who
- Police arrested a former Varadarajpur sarpanch and six BRS leaders; the dispute also involved Congress activists, KCR, Thatha Madhu, and Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
- What
- Seven people were arrested in a case concerning the alleged purification of KCR’s farmhouse or nearby roads using turmeric and water.
- When
- The Congress protest took place on September 9; the accused were reportedly taken into custody on Monday, but the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- The protest and alleged purification occurred in Erravelli, Siddipet district, Telangana; police apprehended the accused at a lodge in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The case followed a Congress complaint after BRS leaders purified roads used by Congress activists during a protest.
Congress Position
BRS-Linked Action
Reason for the protest
Congress Position
Congress’s SC and ST wings protested in Erravelli and demanded an apology from KCR over alleged derogatory remarks by BRS MLC Thatha Madhu about Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
BRS-Linked Action
The articles report that BRS leaders carried out a purification of the roads used by Congress activists to reach the farmhouse, but do not provide their stated explanation for the action.
Police case
Congress Position
Congress leaders filed the complaint that led to the case over the alleged purification.
BRS-Linked Action
Seven people connected with the alleged purification were arrested, produced before a magistrate, and placed under judicial remand.
- Arrests
- Seven people were arrested.
- Arrested individuals
- A former sarpanch from Varadarajpur and six BRS leaders.
- Location of dispute
- Erravelli, Siddipet district, Telangana.
- Purification method
- Turmeric and water.
- Congress protest
- The SC and ST wings held a Dappula Mota drum-beating protest on September 9.
- Police operation
- Special teams tracked the accused to a lodge in Vijayawada after one phone remained switched on.
- Court order
- A magistrate ordered 14 days of judicial remand, after which the accused were moved to Siddipet jail.
