Hyderabad: YouTuber booked for trolling, defaming actor Vishnu Manchu

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Unit has registered a case against a person for allegedly ‘continuously targeting, trolling, harassing and defaming’ actor Vishnu Manchu and his movie production house.

Based on a complaint from Siva Balaji, a movie artist and treasurer of the Movie Artists Association (MAA) from Hyderabad, the police booked cases under sections 66 C and D of the IT Act and 351(2) BNS.

During the investigation, inspector K Madhulatha and her team made efforts to apprehend the accused, Vijay Chandrahasan Deverakanda and served him a notice.

Case details

The police said, Vijay Chandrahasan Deverakanda has been continuously targeting, trolling, harassing and defaming actor Vishnu Manchu and his movie production house. He has been spreading hate and derogatory statements against Vishnu Manchu on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms, using false and fictitious subject matters to intentionally derogate Manchu’s name and fame, as well as that of the MAA.

The accused’s intentions appear to be increasing his channel views and achieving other unknown goals, the case details. The false and fictitious videos uploaded by the accused contain foul language and derogatory statements against actors, actresses and others associated with the film industry, particularly targeting the MAA and Vishnu Manchu.

The victim has provided details of the accused’s YouTube channels, video URLs and other social media handles. The victim requested necessary action against the accused, the inspector said.

Public advisory

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Unit personnel said that social media trolling or cyberbullying causes mental agony and stress. The public can report any instances of harassment or bullying by contacting the Cyber Crime Unit, WhatsApp on 8712665171 or dial 100.