Journalist writes to High Court Chief Justice alleging harassment by Cops

Noted Telugu journalist Teenmaar Mallanna (Naveen Kumar), has reached out to the Chief Justice HC of Telangana alleging that the officials of the state’s Special Branch (SB) & Intelligence Branch are ‘abusing their power’ against him.

Mallanna, in a letter to Chief Justice of the HC, has alleged, "lately the Special Branch & Intelligence Branch of Police Department are constantly telephoning me, my family members & my kith & kin seeking some information about my whereabouts & other information related to me."

Mallanna, who currently works with a Telugu news channel, also runs a YouTube channel called ‘Q News’ & is also active on social media. He is known for taking on the Telangana govt over its policies. He also recently contested the Huzurnagar bye-election, going up against the TRS & Congress. 

"In my news channel lately I have unearthed several land scams concealed in the State of Telangana & also disclosed some hidden facts unpalatable to the current establishment. With an intention to bring just news to my viewers & through my unbiased reporting I have gained some prominence in the state & regrettably in there process unwittingly I have antagonized a few prominent leaders of the present dispensation. Therefore, the current dispensation kept me under the radar & vigilantly observing my every move (sic),” the journalist has written in his letter.

He urged the Chief Justice to direct officials of state police & intelligence to ‘stop forthwith any enquiry from either on him or from his kith & kin.’

Speaking to News Agency, Teenmaar Mallanna said, "For the last few days, either they're constantly after me or people who are close to me. The police officials are even summoning my relatives to police stations to create panic."

Mallanna further added, "Recently, through my YouTube channel Q News, we have exposed a sexual harassment episode by local TRS leaders in Siricilla constituency. Since this happened in the constituency of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s son & minister KT Rama Rao, they're trying to silence me. They are trying to create trouble by showing that people are against me.”

He added that police have questioned him & his relatives over the claim that Mallanna is facing a threat to his life. 

“But I never approached the police in that regard, I suspect this is to silence me& create trouble to me,” he says.

In Oct 2019, ahead of the Huzurnagar bye-election, Mallanna had reached out to the HC alleging that police of Mallelacheruvu in Suryapet district were obstructing his cadre from election campaigning.

The HC had then passed orders directing the district Superintendent of Police (SP) to not to obstruct him from campaigning.

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