YSR Telangana Party leader and Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister YS Sharmila was arrested today for assaulting the police during a protest.
Police stopped Ms Sharmila on her way to the office of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the alleged leak of question papers for recruitment examinations conducted by the state government.

#WATCH | Telangana Police detains YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila and shifts her to the local police station. She was detained after police officials received information about her visiting SIT office over the TSPSC question paper leak case pic.twitter.com/n6VaYgRarx

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2023

Videos shared by news agency ANI showed police trying to stop Ms Sharmila’s car as it approached the SIT office. Immediately after the vehicle is stopped, she walks up to a policeman and slaps him. As an angry argument broke out between the officer and Ms Sharmila, other policemen tried to take him away. In another video, Ms. Sharmila is seen slapping a policewoman as the policemen try to grab her hands and remove her from the area.

#WATCH | YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila manhandles police personnel as she is being detained to prevent her from visiting SIT office over the TSPSC question paper leak case, in Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/StkI7AXkUJ

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2023

Widespread protests are taking place in Telangana over the alleged leak of question papers for the recruitment exams conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission. At least 11 people have been arrested and three exams to fill government vacancies have been canceled since the allegations came to light.

Opposition parties targeted the Chandrasekhara Rao government over the leaks.

Ms. Sharmila, who has been working hard to create an independent political identity in Telangana, has been raising the issue of paper leaks. Last month, he was arrested while protesting over the issue in Hyderabad.

Jagan Mohan Reddy’s younger sister Ms. Sharmila recently held a rally across Telangana. He has insisted that his party has nothing to do with his brother’s ruling YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh.