The State police today arrested rationalist Bairi Naresh in connection with a hate speech, and produced him before a magistrate court.
The court sent him to judicial remand for 14 days.
The police caught Naresh in Warangal.
Naresh was accused of hurting the sentiments of Hindus by making insulting remarks against the god Ayyappa. Devotees of Ayyappa attacked a follower of Naresh on a public road following the remarks. Several other devotees held dharnas across the State demanding the arrest of Naresh.
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