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Telangana Police Detain Five in Mahaa News Office Vandalism, BRS Escalates Legal Campaign

Formal charges against five suspects follow the Jubilee Hills attack, with the BRS filing cybercrime complaints to allege defamatory content

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Ruling Congress MLC Venkat Balmoor condemned the attack on Mahaa News office by BRS leaders, said a Congress release.
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Overview

  • Telangana Police registered formal charges over the June 28 vandalism at Mahaa News’ Jubilee Hills office and arrested five individuals, including student wing leader Gellu Srinivas Yadav.
  • The Cyber Crime Cell is investigating a BRS complaint that Mahaa News used fabricated thumbnails and baseless reports to defame its leadership in the phone tapping case.
  • Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy condemned the attack as an assault on media freedom and vowed strict action against those responsible.
  • BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao warned that continued broadcast of alleged malicious content would prompt criminal and civil defamation suits against Mahaa News.
  • Senior BRS leader G. Jagadish Reddy described the office entry as a protest rather than an assault and accused certain outlets of operating as tools of political vendetta.