Vijayawada: Election Commission booked a case on May 15^th on YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy for trying to vandalize the EVM at Palvai Gate polling station, on May 13^th in Macherla Constituency.

The incident took place at the Palvai Gate polling booth in Rentachintala mandal of Palnadu district on May 13^th during the simultaneous polling for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

The DGP stated in the report that Ramakrishna, along with two aides, had destroyed the EVM. A case was booked on May 15^th on a complaint by a booth-level officer.

The AP police constituted eight teams to search for the YSRCP MLA. The teams came to Hyderabad and conducted a search at Kukatpally.
Though a couple of vehicles of the MLA’s convoy were found in Telangana’s Sangareddy district and his driver was picked up for questioning, the teams could not track him down till Wednesday night.

The police issued a lookout notice on Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy from leaving the country. Ramakrishna Reddy, who is seeking re-election from Macherla as YSRCP candidate, walked into a polling booth and flung down the EVM during the polling on May 13. The incident came to light on Tuesday after the video went viral.

Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta informed CEO M.K. Meena that efforts were on to arrest the MLA. The FIR was altered on May 20^th, listing the MLA as the first accused.