Kukatpally police arrested BRS social media leader Manne Krishank along with eight others and produced them before a court, which remanded them to judicial custody on Thursday.
Police said the incident pertained to allegedly objectionable content and exchanges on social media platforms and that
they were acting on a complaint lodged by Congress social media coordinator Rajender,
The controversy revolved around a post releasing a picture of a purported Telugu newspaper clipping with the headline claiming that Krishank and his wife were involved in a job scam. Krishank refuted the claims.