Hyderabad, June 30 -- The Special Court for MP/MLA cases here on Tuesday, June 30, acquitted Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh in the 2022 case registered at Mangalhat police station over his remarks against Prophet Muhammad.

Singh had posted a video on YouTube on the night of August 22, 2022, in which he made derogatory comments about the Prophet and also targeted comedian Munawar Faruqui and his mother, later calling the video "comedy." He posted it days after the Telangana government allowed Faruqui to perform in Hyderabad, a show Singh had tried to disrupt.

The video sparked protests across the Old City through the night, with large crowds gathering at Shalibanda and other areas demanding his arrest. Clashes between protestors and police ...