Kakinada: Nuziveedu police have found YSRC leader Jaggavarapu Venugopal Reddy dead under suspicious circumstances at his poultry farm at Turpudigavalli village in Nuziveedu mandal on Sunday.
According to sources, many people bet heavily in elections in Nuziveedu constituency. Nearly ₹10 crore involved in the betting had been kept with Venugopala Reddy.
Venugopala Reddy bet this money on the victory of YSRC. But the YSRC faced a massive defeat. It is learnt some of the people who kept the amount with Reddy entered his house at the poultry farm and created a ruckus.
Workers found Venugopala Reddy dead on Sunday with a pesticide bottle nearby.
Nuziveedu Rural police have registered a case. Sub-inspector Prasada Reddy said they have not reached any conclusions at this stage about the death.
