BJP MP from Telangana's Adilabad Soyam Bapu Rao | Photo Credit: ANI

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Soyam Bapu Rao from Telangana's Adilabad has stocked a major controversy by allegedly saying that he will 'behead' Muslim youths who will stalk tribal girls in his Lok Sabha constituency.

In a video that has gone viral on social media platforms, Rao can be heard saying, "I want to tell the Muslim youths one thing, that if you try to indulge in stalking our Adivasi girls you will be beheaded. I am requesting minority youth brothers in the united Adilabad district, don't follow our girls."

While a representation by a group of minority community has sought action against the BJP MP, the police told news agency PTI that there was no clarity in the 'representation' on where and when Rao made such comments.

"They gave a representation on Sunday without any specifications. We are seeking legal opinion and proceeding accordingly. We don't know when and where he made such comments. Nobody has lodged any complaint also so far," additional superintendent of police Adilabad, K Mohan was quoted by PTI as saying.

Rao won the Adilabad seat securing 377374 votes while Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate Godam Nagesh secured 318814 votes. Adilabad is one of the two constituencies of the state reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.

Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, 11 people were arrested in connection with the death of a person belonging to minority community who was thrashed for alleged theft. A video of the incident also went viral where she was being forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" and "Jai Hanuman."