Tuesday, January 25 2005 14:15 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Hyderabad: The day long Statewide bandh called by TDP (Telugu Desam Party) to protest the killing of party MLA Paritala Ravi in Anantapur took violent turn in some districts of Andhra Pradesh today (Jan 25, 2005) with TDP activists torching a Mandal Revenue Office (MRO), manhandling a revenue official, besides blocking road and rail traffic at several places.

The activists set afire Kambaduru Mandal Revenue Office in Prakasam district in the early hours of today as protestors were seen moving on the roads shouting anti-Government slogans, police said.

A report from Ongole said, TDP activists manhandled Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) Bhasker Rao when he was sitting in his office.