Hyderabad Police on Thursday arrested suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh hours after issuing him notices in two old cases. Police picked up the MLA from his residence amid continuing protests for his re-arrest for allegedly making derogatory comments about Prophet Mohammad.

A few minutes before his arrest, the MLA released a video blaming Telangana minister K. T. Rama Rao for the communally tense situation in Hyderabad by allowing comedian Munawar Faruqui to perform in Hyderabad.