Gowtham Pothagoni, a journalist with digital news portal Telugu Scribe, has been arrested and charged with “attempting to create political tensions and promoting disharmony among the public” and “insulting Telangana government and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy”.

The arrest on Monday comes seven months after the journalist posted a video on his X account where a farmer expressed his resentment towards the Telangana government, led by the Congress party. The arrest was based on four FIRs filed against Gowtham in September, three of which were solely based on this video. It’s unclear why the complaints were filed in September over a video that went viral in March.