Hyderabad: A 29-year-old YouTuber was arrested from Bengaluru on Wednesday in connection with an FIR lodged against him for making "inappropriate" comments about a child, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau said.
Praneeth Hanumantu, a native of Andhra Pradesh and resident of Begumpet here, is the main accused in the FIR lodged at the Cyber Crime Police Station of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on July 7, an official release said.
“He is absconding since the matter came to light,” it said.
The release said the case involved a group of individuals engaging in "lewd" and "lewd" conversations about a father-daughter relationship on a YouTube podcast.
The accused is being produced before the local magistrate in Bengaluru for a transit warrant (to bring him to Hyderabad).
The release said that efforts are on to nab the other accused.
On July 7, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his deputy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said appropriate action would be taken on the issue of child abuse on social media, which was highlighted by Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej, followed by an FIR by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau. Was recorded. ,
In a post on Is."
The actor tagged the Chief Ministers and Deputy CMs of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and requested them to take necessary action to prevent such horrific acts in future.
Revanth Reddy and Bhatti Vikramarka thanked Tej for raising the issue and said that child safety is a top priority for the Telangana government and promised appropriate action.
Praneeth Hanumantu, a native of Andhra Pradesh and resident of Begumpet here, is the main accused in the FIR lodged at the Cyber Crime Police Station of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on July 7, an official release said.
“He is absconding since the matter came to light,” it said.
The release said the case involved a group of individuals engaging in "lewd" and "lewd" conversations about a father-daughter relationship on a YouTube podcast.
The accused is being produced before the local magistrate in Bengaluru for a transit warrant (to bring him to Hyderabad).
The release said that efforts are on to nab the other accused.
On July 7, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his deputy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said appropriate action would be taken on the issue of child abuse on social media, which was highlighted by Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej, followed by an FIR by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau. Was recorded. ,
In a post on Is."
The actor tagged the Chief Ministers and Deputy CMs of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and requested them to take necessary action to prevent such horrific acts in future.
Revanth Reddy and Bhatti Vikramarka thanked Tej for raising the issue and said that child safety is a top priority for the Telangana government and promised appropriate action.