Arrested journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao taken to Guntur govt. hospital for health checkup

Women staging a protest in front of Sakshi media office in Vijayawada in Monday, June 9, 2025, protesting the derogatory comments made in a debate in Sakshi TV channel. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, senior journalist working in Sakshi TV, who was arrested on alleged broadcasting of a controversial allegation on women fraternity, was brought to the Guntur Government General Hospital (GGH) for medical check-up on Tuesday (June 10, 2025).

He was arrested in Hyderabad on Monday (June 9) around noon and shifted to Nallapadu Police Station in Guntur by midnight.

In the morning on Tuesday (June 10), he was brought to hospital for the health checkup, before production him in the court. The criminal case was filed on him at Thullur Police Station but he was brought to Nallapadu Police Station to avoid unforseen problems.

The police in Guntur told The Hindu that he would be produced before Mangalagiri Court for further proceedings.

Cases have been registered against the accused including Mr. Krishnam Raju, Mr. Srinivasa Rao and Sakshi TV management under Section 3(1)(u) of SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act (POA) Act, 1989, Section 67 of IT Act-2000-2008, Section 79 (Word, gesture or an act intended to outrage the modesty of women), Section 196 (Promoting enmity between different groups) and other charges including 353(2), 299, 356(2), 61(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). 

While Mr. Srinivasa Rao was arrested, the police are still on the hunt for Mr. Krishnam Raju, who is absconding. 

The police informed that Mr. Raju, who allegedly made derogatory remarks during the TV debate, escaped from his residence and will be arrested as soon as possible.

Published - June 10, 2025 11:39 am IST