Hyderabad, May 2 -- Tollywood actor Vijay Devarakonda was on Thursday, May 1 booked for likening the Pahalgam attacks to tribal wars in the past.

The SR Nagar police booked a case unde the SC ST atrocities Act based on a complaint filed by lawyer, Lal Chauhan. The complainant alleged that Devarakonda who had recently attended the pre-release event of a Tamil movie starring actor Suriya Sivakumar as the chief guest, in his speech referring to thePahalgamincident in Kashmir had remarked that the attacks were akin to the clashes involving tribal communities hundreds of years ago.

After registering the case, the police assured the lawyer that appropriate action will be taken against the actor. Chauhan alleged that the actor's remarks demean...