Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, arrested for making a hate speech, was remanded in 14-day judicial custody and sent to Adilabad district jail, about 200 km from Hyderabad. Police filed five fresh cases against Akbaruddin while producing him before the magistrate, including those of criminal conspiracy and sedition.
Police said Akbaruddin was evasive in his replies and said he claimed his statements were misunderstood by those who lodged the complaints against him. After watching a recording of his speech in Nirmal on December 22, 2012, senior officers decided to file more cases against him.
Police filed a petition before the court seeking seven day custody of the MLA. After directing Akabruddin to file his reply, the court posted the matter for Thursday. Akbaruddin also filed a petition seeking his transfer to Chanchalguda Jail in Hyderabad on the grounds that the medical facilities he needs wouldn’t be adequate in Adilabad. The petition, however, was dismissed.
Meanwhile, Adilabad and Nizamabad districts observed a bandh on Wednesday in protest against the arrest, even as MIM workers turned violent in three places. Party members damaged two buses and two OB vans in Nirmal while in Bhainsa, police used force to bring the situation under control. In Bodhan, cops lathi-charged agitating MIM workers.
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