Union minister Bandi Sanjay moves Hyderabad court, seeks removal of online content linking him to son Bhagirath’s case

HYDERABAD: Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has moved the City Civil Court in Hyderabad seeking the removal of content on satellite television channels, YouTube and social media platforms that allegedly links him to a case involving his son, Bandi Bhagirath.

In his petition, the minister urged the court to direct media houses and digital platforms to take down the content and restrain them from further circulating material he described as defamatory.



Advocate Karunasagar, counsel for Bandi Sanjay Kumar said, "In this defamation suit, Bandi Sanjay Kumar has filed two interlocutory applications. The first application seeks a directive to all digital media channels--specifically satellite channels--as well as social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, instructing them neither to broadcast nor to publish any defamatory content against Bandi Sanjay Kumar regarding the case involving his son."

He further added, "The second interlocutory application requests the immediate removal of all defamatory content that has been broadcast on social media channels and other platforms over the past week."

The advocate also warned of legal consequences for non-compliance, stating, "Failure to comply with this directive will be deemed 'contempt of court,' and legal action under the provisions of contempt of court will be initiated against any individual who fails to adhere to these orders."

Further legal proceedings in the case are expected in accordance with the court’s directions.

Earlier, Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son and Mahindra University student, Bandi Sai Bageerath, moved the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with allegations of sexual harassment.

The case stems from an FIR registered at the Petbasheerabad Police Station under Sections 74 and 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to outraging modesty and sexual harassment, along with Sections 11 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

According to the complaint filed by the alleged victim’s mother, Bageerath allegedly entered into a relationship with her daughter in June 2025 on the promise of marriage and later subjected her to inappropriate physical acts and pressure to consume alcohol between October 2025 and January 2026.

The FIR further stated that after the relationship ended on January 7, 2026, the girl allegedly attempted self-harm on two occasions later that month.

(With agencies inputs)