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Andhra Pradesh Police Detain YSRC Social Media Operatives at Airports as Court Seeks Probe Into Alleged Viveka Murder Link

Airport stops follow cases accusing YSRC-linked activists of circulating morphed images of ruling leaders.

Overview

  • Arjun Reddy, a relative of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and a YSRC social media operative, was intercepted at Hyderabad’s Shamshabad airport and served a Section 41A CrPC notice in a Gudivada case over morphed obscene images of top leaders.
  • A Nampally CBI Court directed further investigation and a supplementary chargesheet on allegations that Arjun Reddy had contact tied to the 2019 murder of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy.
  • Kadapa police arrested YSRC activist Bathala Srinivasulu Reddy after his arrival from Kuwait, seized his passport and phone, produced him in Kadapa court, and secured judicial remand.
  • Police say more than 40 cases target Bathala Srinivasulu Reddy for abusive posts and morphed images, including content against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.
  • In a separate case, Kadapa police arrested 11 people accused of creating and forwarding offensive posts using morphed images of MLA R. Madhavi Reddy following a complaint by her spouse.