Hyderabad: Hyderabad police registered a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday for his offensive remarks against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. According to the Hyderabad police sources, on the complaint of Telangana Congress leaders a FIR was registered against Sarma at Jubilee Hills police station under sections 504 and 505 (2) of the IPC.

A team of police officers went to the residence of TPCC Chief A Revanth Reddy to inform him about the FIR booked against Sarma as the Congress leader was preparing to leave his residence to lead a protest demanding action on his complaint. TPCC Chief expressed his dissatisfaction over the sections invoked in the FIR and lodged a fresh complaint with the police. He said the sections applied in the FIR have lessened the gravity of the crime committed.

He wanted the police to book a case against Sarma under IPC sections 153 (A), 294 and 509 as well. The Congress leader also demanded that Telangana Chief Minister KCR to initiate stern action against Sarma by consulting advocate general and legal experts. Revanth Reddy and other key leaders of Congress party in the state were placed under house arrest on Wednesday ahead of their planned protests to demand arrest of Sarma.

CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MLA Jeevan Reddy, former Minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir and other leaders were placed under house arrest since early hours of the day. Police personnel were deployed outside the residence of Revanth Reddy to prevent him from leading the protests. On Wednesday, Youth Congress workers tried to stage protests at the offices of DGP and Hyderabad Police Commissioner. They were detained and shifted to a police station.

Last week, Sarma had made offensive remarks against Rahul Gandhi while criticizing him for seeking the proof of surgical strikes carried out in Pakistan in 2016. Telangana Chief Minister KCR had slammed his Assam counterpart for making the remarks and demanded his dismissal. He also demanded the Centre to provide proof of surgical strikes.