Sakshi TV anchor arrested for calling Amaravati ‘capital of prostitutes’

Senior journalist and ‘Sakshi TV’ anchor Kommineni Srinivasa Rao was arrested on Monday by Andhra Pradesh police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against women from the Amaravati region during a televised debate.

He was detained from his residence in Journalists’ Colony,



Hyderabad, and taken to Andhra Pradesh for further legal proceedings.

Srinivasa Rao is to be produced before a court in the Guntur district, where a case has been registered at the Thullur Police Station. The arrest follows a complaint lodged by State Madiga Corporation Director Khambampati Sirisha.