BRS Leaders Decry Midnight Detention of Three Telangana Journalists Over TV Programme
Police have not confirmed formal arrests during an investigation into a broadcast involving a woman IAS officer.
Overview
- Telangana police detained three NTV journalists late Tuesday in connection with a channel programme that referenced a woman IAS officer and a state minister.
- The action followed the state’s formation of a Special Investigation Team led by Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar to examine the telecast.
- BRS leaders K. T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao condemned the late-night operations and demanded the journalists’ immediate release.
- They alleged due-process violations, citing broken doors, the absence of a BNSS Section 35 notice, and the use of arrests in a case they say involves only bailable sections.
- Harish Rao said he questioned DGP Shivdhar Reddy about the urgency, while Rama Rao drew Emergency-era parallels, appealed to Rahul Gandhi, and suggested political influence behind an alleged leak.