T. Raja Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, was detained on Thursday afternoon under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act and lodged at the Cherlapally Central Prison.
The move comes after the BJP legislator made objectionable comments against Prophet Muhammad which triggered protests in the city and raising demands that stringent action be taken against him. He was arrested the first time on August 23, but released after a local court rejected the remand application of the police for not following proper procedure.
