Prophet remarks: MLA Raja Singh booked in 8 cases, arrest likely

Hyderabad: Three more criminal cases have been registered against suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh for his comments on Prophet Muhammad. The new ones have been registered with the Chaderghat, Amberpet, Afzalgunj and Rajendranagar police stations. Senior police officials from Hyderabad said that they are likely to arrest the legislator under the other cases.
So far, eight cases have been booked against Singh at Mangalhat, Malakpet, Nampally, Dabeerpura, Chaderghat, Amberpet, Afzalgunj, and Rajendranagar police stations.
Raja Singh has been booked under sections 153-A, 188, 295-A, 298, 505(1)(B)(C), 505(2) and 506 of the IPC at Nampally station. Similarly, he was booked under sections 153 (A), 295(A), 504, 505 (2), and 506 of the Indian Penal Code at the Malakpet station.
Protests against Raja Singh continued since Tuesday night after he secured bail after getting arrested in two cases booked against him earlier. As many as 31 protestors have been taken into preventive custody since the unrest began. Raja Singh, post his release has however been silent. Cases were registered against him with the Dabeerpura and Afzalgunj police stations.
On Wednesday, the Hyderabad police also closed down all the petrol pumps across parts of the old city. As protests against Raja Singh continued, the police did not want to take a chance with angry protestors. While reports suggest that the Charminar was shut, an Archeological Survey of India (ASI) said otherwise. “It is kept open for now, but will be closed in the case of any situation,” the official told Siasat.com .
In the south zone and other sensitive areas in the west and east and central bordering south. Shopkeepers have been informed informally that all shops will have to close by 8 pm on Wednesday, according to sources from the ground.