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Akbar Owaisi slapped with yet another case
Friday January 04, 2013 09:36:42 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh Police Friday registered a third case against
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi for
his alleged hate speeches while another court directed police to
book the legislator, who is away in London.
A case under Indian Penal Code Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity
between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language
and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) was
registered at Osmania University police station Friday. Police
took the action on the directions of a city court.
The court, acting on a petition by an individual, Thursday
directed police to book Akbar, as he is popularly called. Another
court in Hyderabad adjourned to Jan 7 the hearing of petition by
an advocate, seeking action against Akbar.
Meanwhile, a court in Ranga Reddy district, adjacent to Hyderabad,
Friday directed L.B. Nagar police station in the district to
register a case against Akbar under various sections of the IPC.
The court order came on the petition by advocate Janardhan.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged Governor E.S.L.
Narasimhan to take action against Akbar for allegedly insulting
Hindu religion and traditions. A delegation of BJP leaders, headed
by the party's state chief G. Kishan Reddy, called on the governor
and demanded action against Akbar.
The BJP delegation complained that the state government did not
take any action and it was some lawyers and concerned citizens who
approached the courts.
The BJP and its frontal organisations staged protests in various
parts of the state Friday, demanding immediate arrest of Akbar.
They also demanded that he should be disqualified as member of the
legislative assembly.
Assembly Speaker N. Manohar said many people, through phone and
e-mails, complained about the alleged provocative remarks of the
legislator. If a formal complaint is lodged, the house committee
would look into it, Manohar said.
Earlier, police pasted a notice at the residence of the MIM
leader, who is away in London for medical treatment.
A day after registering the cases, police in Adilabad and
Nizamabad districts served notice on the legislator. As nobody was
at his house in Banjara Hills here, police pasted the notices on
the wall of the main entrance.
Akbar has been asked to appear before police on Jan 8 at Nirmal
town and on Jan 9 at Nizamabad for questioning with regard to the
speeches he delivered at public meetings at Nirmal and Nizamabad
towns last month.
Akbar, who is leader of the MIM in the Andhra Pradesh assembly,
faces arrest as the police have booked him under non-bailable
sections of the IPC.
The cases have been registered under Section 121 (waging or
attempting to wage war against the state), Section 153 (A) and
Section 295A (for deliberate and malicious acts, intended to
outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion
or religious beliefs).
Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy Thursday said they may
also seek Interpol's help if the legislator is found to be
deliberately delaying his appearance before police. He denied any
soft-pedalling on the issue and attributed the delay to seeking
legal opinion before proceeding against a legislator.
Akbar, who represents Chandrayangutta assembly constituency, is
the younger brother of MIM chief and MP from Hyderabad, Asaduddin
Owaisi.
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