Andhra Pradesh police on Friday booked a case against a Telugu television channel for airing a baseless and malicious report about the alleged conspiracy behind the death of chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash last year.

Police booked a case against TV 5, which aired the story based on a report on a Russian website. Cases under sections 153/3A (provocation with intent to cause riot) and 502 A (sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter) were registered at Jubilee Hills police station here.