The wife of suspended BJP leader T Raja Singh has filed a petition in Telangana High Court challenging the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) invoked by the Hyderabad City Police against her husband after he was arrested for his remarks on the Prophet last month.
Under the Preventive Detention Act, also known as PD Act, the police invokes this law against habitual and notorious offenders to keep them locked in jail for a period of one year. The suspended BJP MLA is currently lodged in Central Prison, Cheriapally, Hyderabad.
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In response to alleged comments made about Prophet Muhammad by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T Raja Singh, a sizable gathering of protesters assembled at Shalibanda in Hyderabad.
Protests erupted in Telangana following the alleged remarks by the suspended BJP leader on Prophet Mohammed. Singh has been detained under the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) and is being lodged in Central Prison, Cheriapally, said Hyderabad Police on Thursday.