Hyderabad, May 21 -- The special investigation team (SIT), constituted to investigate the violence on the day of polling on May 13 and post-poll violence in the state, found lapses in the probe by the police, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Inspector general of police (special investigation bureau) Vineet Brij Lal, who headed the 13-member SIT, submitted a 150-page report to director general of police Harish Kumar Gupta on Monday, describing the violence in three districts - Palnadu, Anantapuramu and Tirupati - as extremely serious in nature.

The report would later be sent to the ECI for further action, an official statement from the SIT said.

The SIT was constituted by the DGP on the direction of the Election Commis...