Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 29 (HBTV): National media representatives caught a fake news reporter carrying multiple national media logo mics at Telangana Governor Vishnu Dev Varma's programme on Friday evening at the Avasa Hotel in Hyderabad.
The police have registered a case and detained the individual. An investigation is underway.
A police official said that they received a phone call from national reporters regarding the incident. The official added that a case had been registered and two persons had been taken into custody along with the media logos, and the matter was being investigated.
Further details are awaited.
In another incident in Hyderabad, the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) apprehended a Nigerian national and deported him to his native country for overstaying in India and allegedly engaging in activities considered detrimental to national security.
The accused, identified as Johnkennedy Chukwuemeka Okoro, was a native of Imo State, Nigeria.
According to Hyderabad City Police, Okoro arrived in Mumbai in 2012 on a business visa and was involved in the garment business. As per the investigation, both his passport and visa had expired long ago, and he had allegedly engaged in drug-peddling activities to earn money.
The police said that during questioning, it was found that his passport and visa had expired and that he had been frequently travelling between Bengaluru and Hyderabad while residing in India illegally. The police also stated that he became involved in drug-peddling to earn money.
The Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing, in coordination with the FRRO, completed the deportation process and sent the accused back to Nigeria. (ANI)