Overview
- Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police received a complaint from Lavanya Tripathi alleging false, abusive Instagram posts targeting her and her family.
- Officials registered a case under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act and Sections 78 and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Investigators have begun tracing the account using technical evidence and digital footprints to determine who is behind the posts.
- The complaint notes ongoing harassment and indicates that multiple Instagram handles may have shared defamatory content.
- The dispute follows renewed online discussion of a past Chiranjeevi remark, with Tripathi publicly defending her family and stressing zero tolerance for personal attacks.