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"},{"text":"A former sarpanch of Vardarajpur village and six leaders of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) were taken into custody on Monday from a lodge in Vijayawada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh."},{"text":"The accused were brought to Gajwel and produced before a magistrate, who then sent them to judicial custody for 14 days."},{"text":"Subsequently, they were shifted to Siddipet jail."},{"text":"The accused had allegedly performed 'purification' rituals, using turmeric water, on September 9."},{"text":"The 'purification' was done a day after Congress workers and Dalit organisations held a ‘Chavu-Dappu’ (funeral drum-beating) protest in the area. The protest by Congress workers and Dalit organisations was against alleged derogatory and abusive remarks by two BRS MLCs against Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar."},{"text":"Following the protest, BRS workers sprinkled turmeric water on the roads and other areas through which the protesters had passed."},{"text":"The alleged 'purification' had sparked a huge controversy with the ruling Congress party demanding strong action over what it called 'insult' to Dalits."},{"text":"On a complaint by local Congress leaders, police registered a case and took up the investigation. Forensic evidence was collected as part of the investigation."},{"text":"Police had been on the lookout for the accused, finally tracing them to a lodge in Vijayawada after one of them switched on his mobile phone."},{"text":"The protest by Congress workers and Dalit organisations near KCR's farmhouse had followed the September 7 incident at the Assembly gate."},{"text":"During the scuffle between BRS legislators and police, two BRS MLCs had allegedly made certain derogatory and abusive remarks against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar."},{"text":"Both the MLCs were booked and arrested the next day. However, a court had ordered their release the same day."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"pawans-coastal-mission-whats-the-plan-","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Pawan’s Coastal Mission: What’s the Plan? 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