Jana Sena Member arrested over comments on Telangana CM: Telangana (TG) police have arrested Jana Sena Party member Korra Chandar Lal ‘for deliberately making inappropriate remarks against the Honorable CM on social media’.
Have wisdom of restraint, TG police warns: “When making excessive comments on social media, do not forget the wisdom of restraint. If you do so, the law will do its work,†TG police cautioned while announcing the arrest.
What happened? “Mother promise! Revanth Reddy, we will sacrifice you. You are messing with Jana Sena,†now-arrested Chandar Lal reportedly warned TG CM Revanth Reddy, according to TeluguScribe, an X-only media publication.
Reporting is a privacy violation, argues TG Police: In another instance, Telangana’s Cyberabad Police sent a takedown notice to X regarding Journalist Revathi’s post on X questioning TG police. The notice said the post in question “violated Indian Law.†However, X’s notice to Revathi doesn’t specify which particular law that her post has violated. After receiving the transparency notice from X, Revathi noted that she posted at around 8:35 pm and she received the notice at 1:40 pm. She further stated the alleged reasons behind the takedown notice.
“Apparently! The son of the man who was slapped by the police raised a complaint for publishing the video without consent. FYI – this video is not a private video. In less than four hours of me posting, the family filed a complaint & police realised how harmful it is, decided to take action & wrote to X for taking it down. Wow! The Speed! Wow!!†she wrote.
“Also- if we have to take consent, 99 percent of news cannot be published,†she noted.
What post do the TG police want to take down? “Is it okay to slap a citizen??? Hyderabad police during a drunk and drive check were seen slapping a man because he wasn’t being supportive. I think he was just way too drunk to follow instructions…!! Yes, driving under the influence is 100 percent wrong, so is the overreach of policemen. Courts decide punishment not police,†said Revathi while posting a video where TG traffic police are seen slapping a middle-aged man during a breathalyzer test on the road.
Is it okay to slap a citizen???
Hyderabad police during a drunk and drive check seen slapping a man because he wasn’t being supportive.
I think he was just way too drunk to follow instructions…!!Yes, driving under the influence is a 100 percent wrong so is the overreach of… pic.twitter.com/IOki56wzk7
— Revathi (@revathitweets) June 6, 2026
Recent social media posts against the TG police’s brutality on civilians: [ Post-1 | Post-2 | Post-3 | Post-4 ]
Citing public order & safety, TG police writes to X to take action against 17 posts: On May 17, TG police listed 17 URLs of various X posts, including two Hyderabad-based publications, Siasat Daily and NewsMeter, in a letter to X asking it to “immediate review of the reported posts/ accounts and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable platform policies and community standards.†SQ Masood, a Hyderabad-based human rights activist, posted the TG police’s letter to X.
“This content appears to contain inflammatory and communal narratives targeting specific communities and may contribute to public unrest, hatred, social disharmony, and possible mob mobilisation. The material includes provocative language, divisive statements, and content capable of inciting tension between religious/community groups,†reasoned TG police in the letter.
Posts and accounts that are still active:
Posts that have been removed, deleted, or no longer exist:
“I am raising the issue of hate & communal mobilisation being spread through social media by right-wing groups in Telangana, especially on Instagram. However, the police are not taking any action, and this notice clearly shows where the @hydcitypolice focusing. @TelanganaDGP,†wrote the activist while tagging Hyderabad polices’ X handles.
TG police invoked the UAPA against a news handle: In April 2026, TG police wrote a letter to X requesting user data for the news handle TeluguScribe. It invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the news handle and demanded account registration information, usage logs and activity details, and “any other relevant data†associated with the X account. Read the MediaNama coverage of this incident here.
Throwback: In June 2024, TG police filed an FIR against a journalist for tweeting about power cuts and alleged harassment by a worker at the TG electricity department. Read the MediaNama coverage of this incident here.
Important read: In April 2026, the TG government introduced the Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026, to punish people for “hate speech.†This bill also empowers state-appointed officials to issue takedown notices.
Explore more here: [ MediaNama’s lowdown | Machine-readable version of the bill | Original bill ]
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