Senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao arrested after controversial Sakshi TV debate

State: Andhra Pradesh

Year: 2025

Date: June 9, 2025

Source:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-police-arrests-senior-journalist-kommineni-srinivasa-rao/article69673895.ece

Arrests – Journalists

The Andhra Pradesh police arrested Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, a senior journalist working in Sakshi Telugu Television on Monday, who landed in a huge controversy after he moderated a debate with V.V.R. Krishnam Raju, a journalist and political analyst recently. The people from various sections and regions have lodged multiple complaints with the police over a debate that allegedly contained derogatory comments on the women from Amaravati region and which was aired in Sakshi TV, which was moderated by Srinivasa Rao.

A team of officials led by Thullur DSP Murali Krishna arrested Kommineni Srinivasa Rao in Hyderabad on Monday (June 9, 2025) and it was confirmed by the police at the Guntur District headquarters. The police also informed that the hunt is on for the arrest of Krishnam Raju, who is absconding from his residence in Vijayawada.

Arrests

Updated On: June 13, 2025

Laughing at vile quip 'not crime': Supreme Court orders release of 70-year-old journalist

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of a 70-year-old journalist, saying merely laughing at a derogatory statement did not make him a “conspirator”.

The bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan was dealing with the bail plea of Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, a journalist with Sakshi TV who was arrested on June 9 after moderating a talk show in which a panellist allegedly made derogatory remarks about women from Amaravati, referring to the region as a “capital of prostitutes”.

Source:

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/laughing-at-vile-quip-not-crime-supreme-court-orders-release-of-70-year-old-journalist-prnt/cid/2107736#goog_rewarded