The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, January 9, granted relief to actor Mohan Babu in the journalist assault case. The apex court directed police not to be coercive against the actor.
The incident occurred when Mohan Babu reportedly grabbed a journalist’s mic while being questioned about a property dispute with his son, Manchu Manoj. The journalist sustained severe injuries during the attack, requiring surgery.
Hearing Mohan Babu’s plea, a division bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanth Kumar Mishra issued a notice in the case, with a four-week timeline for response. The relief was granted as part of a special leave petition filed by the actor, challenging the Telangana High Court’s refusal to grant him anticipatory bail in the matter.