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The Paderu constabulary connected Wednesday arrested pastor Abhinay Darshan, laminitis of the ‘Bharosa Party' and person of the Citizen Protection Force, successful transportation to an onslaught connected him successful Alluri Sitharama Raju connected May 18, 2026. Addressing a property league astatine the District Police Office, Paderu, Superintendent of Police, ASR district, Amit Bardar said that investigations revealed that the alleged onslaught connected Abhinaya Darshan astatine Niruthotapalem nether Chintapalli constabulary presumption limits connected May 18, was portion of a pre-planned conspiracy orchestrated by Abhinaya Darshan himself and different accused Kiran George, successful collusion with Bhanu Prasad, Sudarshan, and a fewer others. The allegedly orchestrated the incidental to make a sensational communicative to summation governmental mileage, pull nationalist sympathy, summation societal media attention.
"They mobilised locals from Dumbriguda and adjacent areas done inducements and monetary transactions, and allegedly engaged them to enactment successful the staged onslaught connected Abhinaya Darshan. Investigations revealed that the allegedly pre-planned incidental was recorded and subsequently circulated done societal media and media platforms with the volition of creating fear, disturbing communal harmony, and spreading nationalist unrest successful the country and crossed parts of the State,” the SP said.
Meanwhile, sources from Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), said that during the probe respective past cases related to Abhinaya Darshan came to light. The past cases see dowry harassment, aggregate marriages, transgression intimidation, and alleged fraud against women.
Originally from Kadapa, Abhinaya Darshan is said to person studied Animation Engineering earlier taking up pastoral activities crossed Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Authorities allege that helium entered into matrimony with aggregate women without the cognition of his archetypal woman and subjected her to harassment for wealth and loans.
Police records reportedly amusement cases registered astatine Vizianagaram One Town Police Station nether charges of transgression intimidation and abusive behaviour, portion Kadapa Chinna Chowk Police Station person booked him and household members nether Sections 498-A and 494 IPC, on with provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Investigators are besides probing imaginable governmental links to his caller activities, including societal media campaigns, donation collections successful the sanction of a governmental outfit, and his ongoing padayatra successful bureau areas, CMO sources added.
Andhra Pradesh Christian Leaders Forum (APCLF) members, condemned pastor Abhinay Darshan for staging the fake attack. Chairman of APCLF, Oliver Rayi, demanded stringent constabulary enactment and exemplary ineligible proceedings. He said that the APCLF expresses heavy shock, disappointment with Abhinay Darshan, who claims to beryllium a Christian evangelist and person of the alleged Citizen Protection Force.
“Such fraudulent acts by individuals who task themselves arsenic spiritual leaders lone bring disrepute to the Christian assemblage successful Andhra Pradesh but besides erodes nationalist spot successful genuine faith-based work and societal work,” helium added.
