Tirupati: Former Congress MLA C K Jayachandra Reddy along with three of his associates were injured in a landmine attack on his car about 70 kms from here, but his security guard was killed in the blast.

Reddy alias C K Babu was returning from a local temple when the land mine planted on the road side went off near his car. The blast was caused by remote control device, police said. The 40 year old security guard Surendra was killed on the spot.

The vehicle was tossed up in the air in the impact of the explosion, they said. Reddy suffered a fracture in his hand and was admitted to a nearby hospital. The vehicle carried eight persons including four guards. Reddy along with three others were injureed in the attack.

Source : PTI