Sharmila files complaint on 'objectionable' posts against her

Y S Sharmila, sister of YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Monday filed a police complaint over certain online and social media posts linking her with a popular Tollywood actor, even as she accused the TDP of being behind spreading such rumours.

Condemning Sharmila's allegations, Andhra Pradesh Women Development Minister Paritala Sunitha said the TDP has nothing to do with the social media posts.

The TDP will condemn such derogatory posts not only against Sharmila but any woman, Sunitha said in a statement.

In the complaint lodged with Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar, Sharmila sought action against those responsible for posting objectionable material against her in social media and for spreading rumours.

The YSR congress leader alleged that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was behind spreading such rumours.

A case under the IT Act and IPC section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) has been registered against unknown ...