Published Apr 28, 2026 | 5:56 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 28, 2026 | 5:56 PM
Jaganmohan Reddy was on a morning walk when he was attacked.
Synopsis: Journalist Jaganmohan Reddy was on a morning walk when a bike-borne gang chased and stabbed him. Police said no motive has been established so far. Journalists’ bodies and rights groups condemned the incident, which they felt was an attack on press freedom.
A journalist was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants at V Kota in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Tuesday, 28 April.
Police said the journalist, Jaganmohan Reddy, was on a morning walk when a bike-borne gang chased and fatally attacked him. Reddy was associated with the Telugu daily, Andhra Jyothi.
Another person, who was accompanying the journalist, was injured in the attack. Reddy’s body was shifted to the Palamaneru government hospital for a post-mortem examination.
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Police have formed multiple teams to arrest the assailants, who fled the scene after committing the crime.
“We are examining all possible angles, including personal enmity,” the police said, adding that no motive has been conclusively established.
However, investigators were suspecting a prior dispute or old feud as the possible reasons for the killing, though other angles, including professional links, were also being probed. Police were also checking whether Reddy’s reports had enraged the gang.
Journalists’ associations and rights groups strongly condemned the murder, which they termed an attack on press freedom and demanded swift justice. Calls have been made for a thorough investigation and stringent action against those responsible.
Chittoor is the home district of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
