Jagan's family members taken into preventive custody

Hyderabad: Police on Sunday night took Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy's mother and MLA YS Vijaya and his family members into preventive custody after they resorted to a sit-in in front of the Dilkusha guest house in Hyderabad protesting Jagan's arrest by CBI in connection with the disproportionate assets case registered against him.

Vijaya, who led family members including Jagan's wife Bharati, his sister Sharmila and brother-in-law Anil in the dharna, were taken into preventive custody and sent to their residence, a senior police officer said.

Women police constables and RAF personnel shifted the protesting family members in vehicles at around 11.10 PM.