Anam Chinni Venkateshwara Rao, who is editor and publisher of Aadab hyderabad telugu daily, the other day, created a sensation by publishing an article that telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao may have tested positive for Coronavirus. The article said that kcr had left for his farmhouse a week ago after it was revealed that nearly 30 of the employees at Pragati Bhavan, his camp office in hyderabad, tested positive for Covid-19. The news went viral on social media and there is strong criticism from the people regarding it.
The jubilee hills police in hyderabad registered a case against him, under indian Penal Code sections 505 (2) and 505 (b) read with section 34, based on a complaint by a private person. Venkateshwara Rao was said to be in khammam when the case was filed. He was picked up by police after he is returning from his morning walk.
Initially, his family feared a possible kidnap but later it was revealed that his arrest was confirmed by the Police. hyderabad police are questioning him in a secret location doubting if he has any malicious intent behind this article. kcr is known for dealing dissent with iron fist and he is at it once again.
