Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh was taken into preventive custody by the police at Shankarampet while he was on the way to Banswada on Sunday, February 22.

The police, after learning that the MLA was heading to Banswada, stopped him in Medak and shifted him to a police station.

Raja Singh tries to convince police

The MLA tried to convince them that he was heading to Nirmal to attend a meeting, but the police, citing orders from higher officials, did not allow him to proceed.

Sources said Raja Singh planned to visit Banswada in Kamareddy, where a communal incident took place on Friday night.

Two cases are booked in connection with the violence, and 50 people involved have been identified so far.

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