BJP’s Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha was booked for hurting religious sentiments

An FIR has been registered against BJP candidate from Hyderabad, K Madhavi Latha, following a complaint that she had hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community by gesturing to shoot an arrow at a place of worship, police said.

An alleged video of the incident was widely circulated on social media last week.

The complaint alleged that Madhavi Latha made a gesture of drawing an arrow and firing it at the place of worship during a Ram Navami procession on April 17, thereby hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community, police said on Sunday.

The case was registered on April 20 under Section 295-A (intentional and malicious acts intended to outrage religious sentiments of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code, they said .

After the clip went viral, Madhavi Latha said in a post on X that she noticed that an incomplete video of her was being circulated to create negativity.

“I would like to clarify that it is an incomplete video and even if anyone is hurt by such a video, I would like to apologize as I respect all individuals,” she had said.