Student held for posting 'derogatory' video against CM on TikTok

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police arrested a 20-year-old college student from Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday for posting a video on 'TikTok' app, in which he was seen "abusing and defaming" Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and the people of the State, police said.

The supsect had on April 14 logged into TikTok app and uploaded the video with "highly derogatory" remarks against the Chief Minister and the people of Telangana State, which had gone viral, they said.

Based on a complaint from Telangana Rasthra Samithi Vidhyarthi Vibhagam leader V Ram Narsimha Goud, a case was registered on April 20 under IPC section 153A (promoting enmity among people on grounds of religion) and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.

Following investigation, the student was arrested, the police added. The complainant had stated that such videos would hurt the personal feelings of the people of Telangana State. Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwath said the case was booked for promoting enmity between the people of two Telugu-speaking States by making a video with "highly derogatory" comments against the Chief Minister and the people of Telangana State.