PNS|Vijayawada
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) senior leader and former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy was arrested in Kerala by Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday.
According to sources, a police team from AP received credible information that Kakani was hiding in Kerala and proceeded to arrest him.
He was taken into custody in connection with an illegal quartz mining case.
A case was registered against him on 16 February 2025 for unauthorised mining of quartz, illegal transportation, and use of explosives without permission.
The complaint was lodged by Mining Officer Balaji Naik, and Kakani has been named as Accused No. 4 in the case.
Kakani had approached both the High Court and the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail, but his petitions were dismissed. He had been absconding since then.
Police sources said he is being brought to Nellore.
