YouTuber '7 arts' Sarayu held in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: YouTuber Sarayu and her supporters were arrested by the Banjara Hills police on Monday after a complaint over their short film which is alleged to have hurted the women and Hindu sentiments.

Sarayu, who runs YouTube channel '7 Art', was picked up by police along with others from her office in Film Nagar under the limits of Banjara Hills police station late on Monday.

The team directed a short film for a newly opened restaurant in Sircilla last year. The complaint was lodged by VHP president Chevuri Ashok in Rajanna Sircilla. The Sircilla police transferred the case to Banjara Hills following which the police took Sarayu into custody. Along with Sarayu, the police also arrested the team -- Srikanth Reddy (director and producer), actors Karthik and Krishnamohan. They were shifted to Banjara Hills police station. They were later let off after police issued them notices, directing them to appear before it on Tuesday.

SI Balaraju said that the short film team were asked to come to the police station today for questioning.