BRS activist Nalla Balu arrested again for retweeting a social media post, after court granted him bail

State: Telangana

Year: 2025

Date: July 17, 2025

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https://telanganatoday.com/brs-activist-nalla-balu-arrested-again-for-retweeting-a-social-media-post-after-court-granted-him-bail

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Social media activist and BRS worker Shashidhar Goud alias Nalla Balu was rearrested on Thursday morning, moments after his release from Karimnagar prison. His arrest was in connection with retweeting a political post by the official BRS handle on platform X.

Despite being granted bail by the Additional District Court in Godavarikhani on Tuesday, Shashidhar was arrested again by Ramagundam police in a similar case. Earlier, five separate FIRs were lodged against him for the retweet in Karimnagar, Ramagundam, Hyderabad, and Godavarikhani. The Karimnagar Cyber Crime police initially arrested him suo motu on June 29.

BRS leaders allege that Shashidhar was in jail for 16 days merely for sharing a political post that contains no abusive or false content. A police team had arrived Wednesday evening to arrest him but left due to a crowd gathered outside the jail.

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Updated On: September 11, 2025

Telangana HC rebukes police for ‘mechanical’ FIRs based on social media posts, quashes cases against BRS’s Nalla Balu

The Telangana High Court Wednesday quashed three criminal cases against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) social media activist Nalla Balu, also known as Durgam Shashidhar Goud. The judgment, delivered by Justice N Tukaramji, not only provided relief to the petitioner but also laid down a set of strict guidelines for police authorities on the registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) related to social media posts.

Source:

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-hc-police-mechanical-fir-social-media-posts-bsrs-nalla-balu-10243545/