Hyderabad, Aug. 2 -- The Nampally Court has directed the police to register a criminal case against Telangana cabinet minister Konda Surekha in connection with a defamation complaint filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-minister KT Rama Rao (KTR).

In a statement on Saturday, KTR said that after reviewing preliminary evidence submitted by him, the Nampally court observed that there is prima facie material to proceed under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The court instructed a criminal case (CC) to be registered and a notice to be served to Konda Surekha on or before August 21, 2025.

"The court concurred with the arguments of KTR's counsel, Advocate Siddharth Pogula, who stated that Minister Kon...