Raja Singh walks free as HC scraps PD Act on him

Hyderabad : Granting relief to BJP Goshamahal MLA, T Raja Singh, the Telangana high court on Wednesday set aside the Preventive Detention (PD) Act proceedings against him and ordered his immediate release from jail.

Raja Singh was lodged in Cherlapally Central Prison since August 23 after he was arrested under the PD Act. A bench of justices A Abhishek Reddy and J Sridevi said this was not a fit case for detention under the Act.

The bench, however, directed the MLA to be cautious and asked his supporters not to celebrate his release and organise rallies. The judges also asked him not to makeany inflammatory speeches. “He should not do anything that disturbs the communal harmony. He should not take to social media to spread any hatred,” the bench said.