Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday asked the state government to submit a report by Monday on the whereabouts of seven social media activists of the YSR Congress Party, who had allegedly been arrested on the charges of posting abusive messages on social media against its political rivals, people familiar with the matter said. The HC expressed surprise over the filing of so many habeas corpus petitions over such a short period The HC, which admitted arguments on six habeas corpus petitions filed by the family members of the YSRCP social media activists, asked the police officials of the police stations concerned to submit the footage of closed-circuit television cameras between November 4 and November 7. On Thursday, the YSRCP also filed a public interest litigation petition in the high court seeking to issue a notice to the government on indiscriminate arrests of social media activists and conveners without adherence to the Supreme Court’s guidelines on prosecution. Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, however, declared that the government would act firmly against social media activists who posted abusive and derogatory comments.
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