Andhra Pradesh police booked a suo motu case against Karimnagar Congress MP Ponnam Prabhakar who allegedly said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's helicopter would be "shot" down.
"A suo motu case has been registered with the Karimnagar Two Town police station and the matter is being investigated," DIG (Karimnagar Range) R B Naik told PTI.
Karimnagar District Superintendent of Police V Siva Kumar said that the MP has been booked under Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups). Asked whether Ponnam Prabhakar would be summoned for questioning, the SP said, "We are collecting the material and based on it further action will be initiated".
While addressing a press conference in Karimnagar town yesterday, Ponnam Prabakhar gestured with his hands to indicate that he would shoot down the helicopter in which AP Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy would arrive at Karimnagar on January 5.
