Vivek Tankha demanded release of three Congress IT cell workers detained by Madhya Pradesh Police over a viral political post, alleging unlawful custody, while Jitu Patwari accused the BJP-led government of targeting opposition voices
The ATS teams from Madhya Pradesh with the assistance of the Telangana police took them to different places in Hyderabad for investigation and conducted searches
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol also clubbed all the complaints registered against the comedian and transferred them to Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
The district administration suspended a patwari (local revenue officer) and panchayat secretary, while a police official was also line-attached (removed from field duty), other officials said.