Several Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were taken into custody on Sunday from different parts of the city as they held protests against Valentine's Day celebrations.
Police has stepped up security in Hyderabad apprehending trouble by right wing groups.
As many as 12 VHP activists were taken into preventive custody at Paradise Circle when they held a demonstration and raised slogans seeking to ban on Valentine's Day celebrations, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Saifabad Division) J Surender Reddy said. In Abid road area, Bajrang Dal and VHP workers burnt an effigy and raised slogans.
"Seventeen protesters of both the groups were taken into preventive custody," inspector K Srinivas said.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal leaders warned the youths against celebrating Valentine's Day, saying it was against the Indian culture.
Earlier, they had warned the youths that they would perform marriage of couples if they are found publicly displaying affection in parks and other public places.
"The boys and girls caught by the activists would be counselled and their parents will be informed about their acts," the local VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders had said.