YSRCP Activist Held for Facebook Post on Cyclone Hudhud

A YSR Congress activist was today arrested for allegedly posting “irresponsible” comments on a social networking site on cyclone Hudhud which hit the North Andhra Pradesh coast earlier this month.C Rahul Reddy, a final year student of Bachelor of Law course, posted “irresponsible” anti-people comments on Facebook after the natural disaster hit the region, Additional Director General (CID) Dwarka Tirumala Rao said.
According to reports, Reddy posted on the social networking site in Telugu, “I love you Hudhud for punishing those who cheated…” and thanks God at the end.
Rahul Reddy, who is associated with YSRCP’s student wing and is a resident of Guntur district, posted the comments on his Facebook profile on October 12, Rao added.
Earlier, a complaint was received on October 15 in connection with some comments posted on social networking websites regarding the calamity. S Uday Kumar, a resident of Sainkpuri here, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody on October 18 in connection with the case, the officer said.