Police detain Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the head of the Telangana BJP

Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the leader of the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party, was taken into custody by the Telangana Police on Tuesday in the Jangaon district.BJP leader and spokesman NV Subash acknowledged that he had been arrested.

Bandi was protesting the arrest of BJP workers in Hyderabad in Jangaon District, according to Subash.He was staging a Dharma Deeksha demonstration in opposition to the Hyderabad police's arrest of BJP members who were reportedly responsible for Monday's attack on MLC Kavitha's home.

Raja Singh, a BJP lawmaker, was earlier detained by Hyderabad Police on Tuesday after he allegedly made a derogatory comment against the Prophet Muhammad. On Tuesday morning, Raja Singh was the subject of a FIR from Hyderabad South Zone Police. At the Dabeerpura Police Station, a FIR was filed against him in accordance with Sections 153a, Indian Penal Code Sections 295 and 505.

Late on Monday, after Singh, the MLA from Goshamahal, released a video in which he is alleged to have made the statements, protests broke out in several areas of Hyderabad. Demonstrators gathered in front of the city police commissioner's office and demanded that the BJP MLA be punished right away.

Raja Singh said in a video that the Hyderabad Police had protected the stand-up comedian and contributed to the success of his act. The BJP MLA claimed that Faruqui had used derogatory language toward him and made several comments that offended religious feelings. In the meantime, the security has been stepped up and soldiers have been sent out from the office of the Hyderabad police commissioner. In several areas of the city, the police have also tightened security.