Asaduddin Owaisi Booked for Attacking Cong MLC in Hyderabad

Asaduddin Owaisi booked for his alleged involvement in the attack on Congress MLC Shabbir Ali during the GHMC polls.

Asaduddin Owaisi. (Photo: IANS)

MIM chief and Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has been booked for his alleged involvement in the attack on Congress MLC Shabbir Ali during the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls.

Cases against Owaisi and others were registered late Tuesday night under relevant sections of IPC. Ali, Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council, had on Tuesday, filed a case against Owaisi and his followers for allegedly attacking him in Mir chowk area in Hyderabad.

Mir chowk police registered a case against Owaisi and others under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 427 (mischief causing damage), 506 r/w 149 of IPC. The case is being probed and action will be taken against responsible persons as per facts and law

Hyderabad Police

Police have registered a case and a probe is underway. On Tuesday, MIM and Congress workers clashed during the GHMC polls and police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse them. The trouble started when Congress candidate Mohammad Gouse and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Pasha Quadri engaged in a confrontation in Mir chowk in old city, following which they were taken into police custody briefly.