The Neredmet police of Rachakonda have arrested four men, including the owners of a restaurant, for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. The accused had organised screening of the film Ram ke Naam at their place, and the complainant alleged he heard them making derogatory statements against the Hindu religion, according to the police.
The arrested were identified as Anand Singh (45) Parag Verma (41) Vulli Srujan Raj Goud (28) and D.V. Soumith Reddy (29).
Inspector of Neredmet J. Srinivas said that the place, ‘Marley’s Joint Bistro’, had screened the movie on Saturday and that it was organised by ‘Hyderabad Cinephiles’. “During the screening around 8.20 p.m., the complainant noticed that the group watching the film were discussing it and that they were making derogatory statements against the Hindu community,” said the Inspector.