Student arrested for making fun of Chief Minister On TikTok

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In a shocking case, the Telangana Police on Wednesday arrested a 20-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh for making and sharing a "derogatory" online video about Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

Student arrested for making fun of Chief Minister On TikTok

The video was made and uploaded on social media on April 14. The video, which went viral, was also shared on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.​

According to NDTV, the 20-year-old undergraduate student had made the objectionable video using the TikTok app. The student identified as Thagaram Naveen, hails from Krishna district. He made a video using the famous app 'Tik Tok', in which he is seen abusing KCR. Rachakonda police, one of the three police commissionerates which cover Hyderabad and its outskirts, arrested him. The student has been charged with promoting enmity between different groups under section the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act.

Police also seized two smart phones from the accused.

Meanwhile, Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat said, "It is a case of promoting enmity between the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by making a video and using derogatory language against the Chief Minister and the people of Telangana".

TIKTOK, TELANGANA, ANDHRA PRADESH, K. CHANDRASHEKHAR RAO, CHIEF MINISTER