Journalist arrested in Chennai for defamatory video against female anchor

CHENNAI: Adambakkam police have arrested a 58-year-old journalist, Damodharan Prakash, for allegedly publishing a defamatory and obscene video targeting a woman YouTube anchor.

The complainant, a 38-year-old resident of Adambakkam, works as an anchor with a private YouTube channel. In her complaint, she stated that Prakash, a reporter with a weekly magazine, in collusion with an unidentified anchor, released a video on his YouTube channel ‘King 24x7’ in January 2026, using her photograph and making false, derogatory claims about her private life.

Based on her complaint, Adambakkam police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Information Technology Act, and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) Act, and launched an investigation. A special team arrested Prakash on Tuesday and are further investigating.