Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A city court granted bail to two journalists of Telugu news channel NTV on Thursday, in a case relating to the telecast of an alleged defamatory story about a minister and woman IAS officer. Reporter Dasari Sudheer and input editor Donthu Ramesh, who were arrested on early Wednesday, were produced before a magistrate at his residence late in the night.The police sought judicial custody of the journalists but the magistrate rejected the demand and ordered their release on…
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Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday condemned the arrest of TV journalists by Telangana, terming it an attack on freedom of press and democratic values.The YSR Congress Party president took to ‘X’ to condemn the arrest of journalists of Telugu news channel NTV in a case for telecasting alleged defamatory content about a Telangana minister and a woman IAS officer.“I strongly condemn the arrests of NTV journalists, which amount t…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Telangana minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday condemned the arrest of some journalists by the state police on a festival day in connection with a case for allegedly telecasting fake news about a minister and a woman IAS officer.Taking exception to the arrest of journalists without issuing prior notice, Harish Rao spoke to Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy over the phone and demanded their release.Urging the polic…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Telangana Police on Wednesday arrested two reporters of Telugu television news channel NTV in a case relating to the telecast of an alleged defamatory story about a minister and a woman IAS officer. Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Sajjanar said a reporter who tried to escape to Bangkok was arrested. Another reporter, who had switched off his phone after being summoned by the police, was also taken into custody.Sajjanar, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivadhar Reddy on Wednesday warned social media platforms not to indulge in character assassination.Expressing his anger over the character assassination taking place on social media platforms, the DGP, in a statement, made it clear that spreading false news about other individuals and their family members, making false accusations, circulating fake news, and interfering in personal lives will not be tolerated.The DGP said t…