O.U students damaged Censor board office

Hyderabad February 22: The Gandhi Nagar police has been registered a criminal case against Osmania University students for vandalizing the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) at Kavadiguda on Tuesday

Six protesters, who were part of the OU ST Vidyarthi Sangham, barged into the CBFC office on Tuesday afternoon and damaged furniture. Their ire was due to the board not giving clearance to Telugu film 'Sharanam Gachchami'.

Gandhi Nagar sub-inspector (SI) Gopi Kiran Reddy said a CBFC employee also suffered minor injuries during the incident.



"Based on a complaint lodged by the CBFC office representative Pradeep Thakur, we have registered a case against the accused under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDP) Act and sections 448, 427 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code," the SI said.

The film 'Sharanam Gachchami', directed by Enumula Prem Raj, was sent to the CBFC office in January, but failed to get the nod for release due to portrayal of various issues related to caste-based reservations.