Hyderabad, April 20 -- A 30-year-old man from Nalgonda has been arrested for targeting actress Anasuya Bharadwaj with defamatory and obscene social media content, Cyberabad cybercrime police said on Monday, April 20.

The accused, identified as Dorepalli Chanti, is a resident of Alwala village located in Thirumalagiri mandal. He was tracked down for operating the handle @chantidhorapally and booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the IT Act for harming the dignity and reputation of a citizen.

The actress had filed a complaint stating that since December 23, 2025, several individuals and social media pages had been posting obscene, abusive and defamatory comments about her on online platforms, local reports...