HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police on Thursday warned to anyone spreading fake news or provocative videos of severe consequences. "Be careful while sharing incendiary videos or fake news. There will be serious repercussions for those who create or distribute false posts that disturb the tranquility in the community "During the past two days, a video clip that was tweeted by the city police went viral.

A person claiming to be the incarcerated BJP MLA T. Raja Singh's nephew announced in the video that he had converted to Islam. The man says that his prior name was Shiva Singh and that he was speaking with someone named Esa Bin Obaid Misri. 

After receiving a complaint from P. Sunil Singh, who is allegedly the nephew of Raja Singh, the Cyber Crime police opened an investigation on Wednesday.

The complaint said, Esa Misri and a man named Md Siddiqui can be seen conversing in the social media video footage. He claimed to be the MLA's actual nephew and called the video fake, calling for punishment. 
Police registered a case under sections 153 (A) and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code. Esa Misri is a businessman and leader of Congress party.

Raja Singh, a Telangana Legislative Assembly member from the city's Goshamahal constituency, was detained on August 25 in accordance with the Preventive Detention (PD) Act. He is currently incarcerated at Cherlapally.
In response to demonstrations over his re-arrest for reportedly making disparaging remarks about the Prophet Mohammad, the police invoked the PD Act and took him into custody.

The police siad, Raja Singh posted an insulting film against the Prophet Mohammad on August 22 with the objective to incite all demographic groups and disrupt public peace.

He was taken into custody on August 23 but was later released on bail. He was re-arrested as a result of irate protests in the city and other areas of Telangana. 

On August 30, the city police also apprehended Syed Abdahu Quadri, alias Kashaf, under the PD Act for allegedly inciting animosity between Muslims and Hindus.

During a recent demonstration against Raja Singh, Kashaf, who describes himself as a political strategist and a social and civil rights activist, is accused of shouting "sar tan se juda."

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