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DETAILS: Two journalists, Ms. Revathi Pogadadanda and Ms. Tanvi Yadav were arrested at around 5 a.m. on 12 March 2025 by Hyderabad police on the complaint of a state secretary of the Congress Social Media Cell. According to << https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/two-youtube-journalists-arrested-in-telangana-over-derogatory-video-about-cm-revanth-reddy-9883093 >> “[t]he FIR has been filed under the Information Technology Act section 67 (transmitting obscene material) and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 111, 61(2), 353(2), and 352. The BNS sections deal with publishing or circulating any statement or report containing false information, rumour, or alarming news, and also with intentionally insulting someone to provoke a breach of peace.”
“P Viswaprasad, the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT), said, ‘The alleged video was shot at BRS headquarters in Banjara Hills in February and released on March 10, just ahead of the Budget session, as per an orchestrated plan to insult, defame, and abuse the CM. The content of the video is vulgar, derogatory, insulting, and abusive, crossing all levels of decency. The accused have been doing this repeatedly and posting on social media for fame and views. We have evidence that they have received monetary incentives from the BRS party. We will investigate every aspect.’”