Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) T Raja Singh was arrested by the Indian police on Tuesday for passing ‘derogatory remarks’ about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
A case was lodged against the BJP lawmaker after protests broke out on Monday night in Indian city of Hyderabad following the release of a video in which Singh can be seen disrespecting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
He was arrested under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion) and 505 (public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code.
The demonstrators said Singh hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community and demanded his immediate arrest.
Police took the protesters into custody at the commissioner’s office in Basheer Bagh and shifted them to different police stations.
