Tension prevailed in Warangal West for several hours on Wednesday, when the police finally arrested TRS MLA D Vinay Bhaskar on the charges of disrupting the AP Formation Day celebrations.
Nearly 100 policemen went to the MLA's residence to take him into custody, at around 8pm on Tuesday.
However, he told the police that he would surrender on Wednesday since he was suffering from chikungunya. But the police refused to leave the place, and insisted that the MLA come along with them.
On hearing the news, hundreds of TRS activists gathered at the spot and obstructed the police from arresting the legislator.
The tension continued till Wednesday morning, when the police finally arrested the legislator and first took him to the MGM Hospital for a medical check-up. Later, he was produced before a magistrate, who granted him bail. (INN)