Former Minister Malla Reddy arrested: Former minister Malla Reddy has been arrested by the police in connection with a land dispute. Tension prevailed in Pet Basheerabad police station area under Jeedimetla in Medchal district on Saturday. Former minister Malla Reddy and his son-in-law Rajasekhar Reddy staged a protest alleging that some people were encroaching upon a land in court dispute. Malla Reddy and Rajasekhar Reddy’s followers tried to remove the barricades on the site. In this order, the police entered the scene and stopped them. This led to a heated argument between the police, Malla Reddy and Rajasekhar Reddy. Former minister Malla Reddy was arrested by the police after tension prevailed.There was a land dispute between former minister Malla Reddy and others in survey number 82 of Suchitra limits. Malla Reddy claims that two-and-a-half acres of land belongs to him. Of these, 15 others claim 1.11 acres of land. On Saturday, former minister Malla Reddy and his son-in-law Rajasekhar Reddy were arrested at a plot of land in survey no. 82. An argument broke out between 15 others. The 15 claimed that they had purchased the land at the rate of 400 yards each in the past and the court had also ruled in their favour. However, the police have advised both the parties not to create any clashes at the site as there is a court order on the site. However, 15 members lodged a complaint with the police alleging that mallareddy’s followers were threatening them.