BJP MLA T Raja Singh was arrested at Shamshabad Airport whereas trying to go to Medak, the place communal tensions have erupted over alleged cattle transportation and slaughter. The Shamshabad Airport Police confirmed, “We’ve performed a preventive arrest at Shamshabad Airport. He wished to go to Medak however we dropped him off at his home”, information company ANI reported.
Raja Singh blamed the Medak Police for the deteriorated legislation and order scenario within the space citing alleged inaction over complaints of cow vigilantes.
Talking to information company ANI, he mentioned, “Yesterday, a name was acquired from cow vigilantes from Medak PS space that 100 cows have been tied up on the bottom of a ‘Kalyana Mandapam’. They (cow vigilantes) went to the police station however police didn’t take any motion. Then one other name was acquired that round 70 calves have been additionally tied up. A name was made to the police station however police requested who they have been and threatened to take motion towards the vigilantes. So that they received indignant they usually instantly went to the place the place cows and calves have been tied up.”
#WATCH | BJP chief Raja Singh says, ” Yesterday, a name was acquired from cow vigilantes from Medak PS space that 100 cows have been tied up on the bottom of a ‘Kalyana Mandapam’. They (cow vigilantes) went to the Police station however they (police) didn’t take any motion. Then… pic.twitter.com/pUHwrBJMCd
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2024
“Butchers attacked the cow vigilantes once they reached there and a member Arun Raj was attacked with a knife who’s underneath therapy now,” he claimed.
Singh additional claimed that he was put underneath “home arrest”, “I request police to launch these cows and calves and take motion towards the individuals behind this… I used to be taken into custody from the airport… Police are saying that I can be underneath home arrest for 3 days… Congress’ ‘gundaraj’ is happening in Telangana.”
On X, Singh shared that he met injured BJP staff on the hospital to inquire about their situation and requested the police to take instant motion towards the attackers.
When Gau Rakshaks, @BJP4Telangana Karyakartas stopped anti-social parts from transporting cows for slaughter in Medak, they have been attacked with knives.
Visited the injured on the hospital, inquired about their situation, and requested the police to take instant motion towards… pic.twitter.com/qvid0mEdBt
— Raja Singh (@TigerRajaSingh) June 16, 2024
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Part 144 In Telangana’s Medak After Communal Conflict, 13 Arrested
The incident led to clashes between two communities in Medak city, ensuing within the arrest of 13 people. Authorities imposed prohibitory orders underneath Part 144 of the CrPC to keep up peace. In response to police, the conflict erupted over alleged transportation of cows for slaughter forward of the Bakrid competition, which led to stone-pelting and injury to public property. A senior police official knowledgeable information company PTI, “The scenario has been introduced underneath management and stays peaceable. Further personnel have been deployed, and the scenario was introduced underneath management within the city.”
The police needed to resort to a lathi-charge to disperse the rioters after some outlets and enterprise institutions have been vandalised, and a hospital was attacked the place injured people have been being handled. “At the very least seven individuals from each communities have been injured through the clashes,” the official added.
In response to the incident, BRS Working President Ok T Rama Rao remarked on ‘X’ (previously Twitter), “Telangana was peaceable sans any communal violence for the final 9.5 years with KCR Garu on the helm of affairs. And now within the Congress Authorities, neither is there any Legislation nor any Order. Really shameful that even a peaceable city like Medak which by no means had any communal exercise previously has now turn out to be a large number.”
Telangana was peaceable sans any communal violence for the final 9.5 years with KCR Garu on the helm of affairs
And now within the Congress Authorities, neither is there any Legislation nor any Order
Really shameful that even a peaceable city Medak which by no means had any communal exercise within the… https://t.co/h9gsJh1BG7
— KTR (@KTRBRS) June 16, 2024
The police have moved the cattle, deemed “unfit” for slaughter, to an animal shelter and are investigating the incident additional. A peace committee assembly was held to make sure that communal concord is restored in Medak.