Overview

• N. Ramchander Rao said police informed him early Tuesday that he was under house arrest to prevent planned Kumkumarchana and a tricolour flag rally at the contested Peddamma Thalli temple site.
• Authorities detained several Bajrang Dal and BJP volunteers who tried to enter the Banjara Hills shrine for prayers, stating the action was necessary to maintain public order.
• Hindu organisations assert that revenue and municipal officials this week demolished a newly extended section of the temple, removed the idol and disrupted Bonalu festival preparations.
• On July 31 leaders from the BJP, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad submitted a representation to Additional Commissioner Vikram Singh Mann, who promised due inquiry and appropriate action.
• Hyderabad police have said they will await the outcome of the formal inquiry before disclosing any findings or proceeding with further measures.