Syed Abdahu Quadri, also known as Kashaf, was detained under the Preventive Detention Act on Tuesday for allegedly raising a slogan calling for violence against Bharatiya Janata Party legislator T. Raja Singh.
The 27-year-old, a resident of Old Malakpet, who describes himself as a “social and civil rights activist” in his Twitter bio was arrested after he staged a dharna near the Police Commissioner’s office in Basheerbagh against the BJP legislator’s objectionable comments about Prophet Muhammad.
According to a statement released to the media, the Hyderabad City Police said that Kashaf instigated protesters to “raise provocative and inflammatory slogans” calling for the BJP legislator’s beheading. This, police said, created hatred between communities. “Since this video and slogans went viral on national television channels and social media platforms, it created a disturbance to public order throughout the country,” police said.
