CID sleuths have arrested TV5 executive editor Brahmananda Reddy and input editor Venkata Krishna, over the telecast of a report linking the Ambani brothers with the death of the former chief minister, Dr Y.S Rajasekhar Reddy.
The additional director general CB CID, Mr Shivnarayan, said Brahmananda Reddy and Venkata Krishna were arrested and will be remanded to custody on Saturday.
The state government has sent a strong message to the media by booking cases against three channels — TV5, which first telecast the report, Sakshi, owned by YSR’s son and Kadapa MP, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and NTV.
It is expected that people in key positions in two other channels would also be questioned.
The director general of police, Mr R.R. Girish Kumar, said the channels had telecast a story of doubtful veracity without verifying the credentials of the information.
This led to tension, public disorder and law and order problem in some districts, he said.
Journalists’ organisations and ministers condemned the telecast of the story. The panchayat raj minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, also sought action against the channels.
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