Taking swift action on websites that posted news of a rumoured affair between film actor Prabhas and Y.S. Sharmila, sister of YSRCP chief Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy, the Hyderabad Police sent notices to 12 websites which have published such defamatory articles and videos.

Alleging that these websites have taken the character assassination route, the police said that they will crackdown on the websites that posted the content. Despite deleting content, we will know the source of it by finding out the IP address from which it was posted, said Additional DCP Raghuveer. A special team has been formed to probe this case and action would be taken against those who have posted the objectionable content.

YS Sharmila, along with her husband Anil Kumar, met Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar recently and lodged a complaint seeking action on those behind a malicious campaign against her on social media. The cyber crime department is working swiftly to track these websites and take action at the earliest.