Highway blocked in A.P. as protest erupts over ‘custodial death’
Custodial death protest on the Manubolu National Highway and a fatal Silkyara tunnel worksite accident highlight policing accountability and construction-worker safety.
- Police deployed hundreds of personnel to clear the Manubolu National Highway after a protest over an alleged custodial death.
- A labourer identified as Naresh Ganjhu died after a concrete protective layer collapsed during construction inside the Silkyara tunnel.
A protest on the Manubolu National Highway in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, followed allegations of a custodial death and forced police deployment to clear a road blockade. The same source also reports a fatal workplace accident inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, where workers demanded compensation and stronger safety safeguards.
What happened in Nellore
Family members of Yedukondalu placed his body on a truck and blocked the highway outside a police station. YSR Congress Party leaders joined the protest and alleged that a police sub-inspector and a constable beat and tortured Yedukondalu in custody. Police later deployed hundreds of personnel to clear the highway, and the protest ended after police promised justice.
UPSC can frame the Nellore protest as a question on police accountability, human rights, and institutional safeguards, while the Silkyara tunnel incident links to labour welfare, occupational safety, and infrastructure governance.
