Former Telangana Digital Media Director Konatham Dileep has sought the DGP’s intervention for the return of his passport, alleging it has been unlawfully retained by police for eight months without court orders following his arrest in June 2025.
After hearing the detailed arguments and considering the precedents cited, the High Court granted the stay on further proceedings in the five FIRs registered at Nirmal Town, Kadem, Mudhol, and Lokeshwaram police stations, pending the quash petition.
Telangana police arrested Konatham Dileep upon his return from the US, defying High Court orders that permitted his travel. Dileep, who faced multiple cases, condemned the arrest as illegal
Telangana Digital Media former director Konatham Dileep exposes issue, highlights that X handle '@HYDRAA_TG' posing as official account, using Telangana government emblem and official HYDRAA logo
The Congress government's attempt to put Telangana Digital Media former director and social media activist Dileep Konatham failed miserably after the magistrate denied to remand him in judicial custody.
MLC Tatha Madhusudhan said that it was undemocratic that Telangana activist Dileep, who came to the cybercrime police station for questioning as per the orders of the court, was illegally arrested by the police.
As videos and images of Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy walking along the Cheonggyecheon surfaced on social media platforms, people questioned the significance of the study tour.
