A woman in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, was stripped and assaulted during a dispute over a household water connection, leading to the arrest of a local Telugu Desam Party functionary and charges against eight individuals.

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A leader from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has been arrested in Guntur, India, on charges of assaulting a woman over a water pump connection, with allegations including tearing her clothes and physical assault.

The Guntur judiciary has topped the state for the fourth consecutive time in civil dispute settlements at the Lok Adalat, resolving 1,784 civil cases in a single day.

Four individuals were tragically charred to death after two lorries collided head-on and subsequently caught fire on National Highway-16 near Boyapalem village in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district during the early hours of Wednesday.

Guntur district Collector Tameem Ansaria has issued orders to suspend the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) and three other Revenue officers, taking action against them.

The Minister was addressing graduates at the convocation ceremony of Guntur Medical College