Hyderabad: A local court in LB Nagar granted bail to 15 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers, including student wing president Gellu Srinivas Yadav, who were arrested in connection with the attack on the Maha News television office.
The arrests followed the ransacking of the channel’s premises on Saturday. Party cadres stormed the building, alleging defamatory coverage related to phone tapping charges involving BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao. Office equipment, glass panels, parked vehicles, and furniture were damaged in the incident.
Officials confirmed that all 15 accused were granted bail, but added that criminal proceedings would continue. The Telangana government stated that legal action under relevant sections was still underway.
The incident prompted sharp criticism from across the political spectrum. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, BJP leader Bandi Sanjay, and TDP’s Nara Lokesh condemned the attack, describing it as a serious breach of democratic norms.