Hyderabad, June 29 -- As many as 41 handles on X, including Siasat.com, received notices from the Telangana Police through the social media platform to delete the video of a school principal in Nizamabad district's Armoor allegedly being assaulted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for "teaching Urdu" to students - a clear hate crime by all accounts. The police cited "disturbing public order" in doing so.

Siasat.com has only reported this as a news story - no opinion and based on information shared by the police and the accused in question. However, when we get a notice to remove such videos, this not only infringes on the freedom of press but also brings into question why the Telangana Police is trying to suppress the communal inci...