T Raja Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Goshamahal in Telangana was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged derogatory comments against the Prophet Mohammad
The police said that a case was registered under sections of the law relating to insulting religious beliefs
He retained his Goshamahal Assembly constituency in the December 2018 Telangana Asembly election
In 2020, Facebook had banned the politician from the platform and Instagram for allegedly promoting hate
Mr Singh was a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and later joined the BJP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had campaigned for him during the Telangana Assembly election