Four Bottles Filled with Petrol Found in Palnadu

Vijayawada: Police found four glass bottles of 180 ml capacity, filled with petrol and fixed with wicks, secured in a haystack at Nagireddypalem of Bellamkonda mandal in Palnadu district.

According to Bellamkonda police, the four bottles were found in a haystack belonging to Rami Reddy and seized.

The police booked a case under relevant provisions of Explosives Act on unidentified persons.

As counting of votes to be taken up on June 4 and Palnadu witnessed violence, the finding of four bottles filled with petrol gained significance with police becoming more alert to thwart any untoward invents to disrupt the counting of votes.