Vijayawada, July 2 -- Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday met the family of Perapogu Kranthi Kumar, a taxi driver who allegedly died by suicide due to police harassment, and accused the state government of presiding over a "jungle raj" while alleging a larger conspiracy behind recent incidents involving the police.

Addressing the media after meeting the bereaved family, Reddy alleged that the state's law and order situation had deteriorated and drew parallels between two recent incidents, a custodial death and the alleged suicide of the taxi driver.

Alleging Andhra Pradesh is witnessing 'jungle raj' under the present government and citing two recent incidents to question the state's...