Avinash Reddy is the cousin of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, and is the primary accused in the murder case of YS Vivekananda Reddy, the brother of YS Rajasekhar Reddy. Avinash Reddy has been probed by the CBI in the case several times, and his father was arrested as well.
The CBI landed in Kurnool early in the morning today, and as per sources, it was to arrest Avinash Reddy. Following the leakage of this information, a huge crowd of Avinash and YSRCP loyalists surrounded Avinash’s house and obstructed the media that was present at the location.
Avinash’s mother Sri Lakshmi is currently undergoing treatment for heart ailments at Vishwa Bharati Hospital in Kurnool, citing which Avinash skipped the summons of the CBI to appear before the CBI court in Hyderabad today. He said that he needed five more days to appear before them, following which they landed in Kurnool. It is now being said that he would be arrested anytime now.