Two Telangana journalists arrested over alleged defamatory video on Revanth Reddy

The Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested two journalists for a YouTube video allegedly critical of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, The Indian Express reported.

Revathi Pogadadanda (44), the managing director of the YouTube channel Pulse Digital News Network, and employee Tanvi Yadav (25), alias Bandi Sandhya, were arrested in connection with an allegedly derogatory video shot at the headquarters of the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the newspaper quoted the police as saying.

They were remanded to 14-day judicial custody. The police action was based on a complaint filed by a worker of the state’s ruling Congress party.