A journalist with a vernacular news channel was booked by Punjagutta police on Tuesday for allegedly creating ruckus and illegally detaining the election officer after the election results of Hyderabad Press Club (HPC) on March 13.
Election management officer M Hema Sundar Rao in his complaint told police that journalist Suraj V. Bharadwaj, who contested for HPC’s president post recently and lost, objected to the counting procedure and demanded recounting.
“Even after recounting, they found Bharadwaj had lost the election and further he objected to the use of two types of stamps on ballot papers similar to the presidency. Then the complainant went on to say that these symbols were used for the last two terms in the elections. But Bharadwaj and his followers got into an altercation without being heard,” police said.
