Hyderabad police on Wednesday registered a case against fans of popular Telugu actor Junior NTR for abusing Bollywood actress Meera Chopra and threatening her with gang rape and acid attacks. Acting on a complaint by the actress on Twitter, the cybercrime police registered a case against unknown fans of the actor for abusing and threatening her.

Assistant Commissioner of Police K.V.N. Prasad said that a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code's sections 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and section 67 of the Information Technology Act. He said the process of identifying the accused was underway.