Telangana BJP chief taken into custody by police in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao was taken into custody by police here on Sunday when he tried to leave for Banswada town in Kamareddy district, which witnessed a communal clash on Friday.

Ramchander Rao, who was placed under house arrest since Saturday night, tried to leave for Banswada but was stopped and taken into custody by the police. Tension prevailed at his house in the Tarnaka area when his supporters tried to resist the police. Police arrested some of the protesters. The BJP leader was shifted to Bollarum Police Station.

Earlier, Ramchander Rao told the media that he would visit Kamareddy to express solidarity with BJP MLA K. Venkata Ramana Reddy, who was allegedly attacked. He alleged that in Banswada town, 100 BJP workers were arrested during a bandh called by Hindu organisations.

Following his arrest, Ramchander Rao alleged that there is an emergency in Telangana. “The Anti-Hindu, Muslim League Maoist Congress has arrested me and are taking me to Bollarum PS for standing up for the Hindus of Banswada and for our karyakartas in Kamareddy,” reads a post by the BJP leader on X.