Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) contestant for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat Madhavi Latha has been booked a case of deliberate and malicious acts intending to outrage religious feelings under Section 295-A at Begum Bazar police station on Saturday (April 20).

The case was registered in response to a complaint by one Md Sheikh Imran, a resident of First Lancer. In his complain, the 38 year old man stated that Madhavi Latha had been making derogatory comments against the Muslim community after she was announced as the BJP contestant.

Imran stated that on April 17, during the Ram Navami procession, Madhavi Latha had made a gesture of shooting an arrow at the Masjid located at Siddiamber Bazaar, which had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims, and sought stringent action against her. Based on Imran’s statement police have registered an FIR against Madhavi Latha.

Earlier on April 19, the BJP candidate, seen in a video, was symbolically directed an arrow at a Masjid during a roadshow on the occasion of Ram Navami celebrations in Hyderabad.  The video of BJP leader went viral on social media.

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The incident has sparked off widespread criticism and accusations of promoting communalism and hate.