Asad
Owaisi's arrest sparks tension, shutdown in Hyderabad
Monday January 21, 2013 07:16:09 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: MIM chief
and parliament member Asaduddin Owaisi's arrest sparked violent
protests and shutdown in parts of the city Monday and police went
on high alert to prevent more trouble.
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) workers took to the streets in
the old city and other areas of Andhra Pradesh's capital to
protest Owaisi's arrest. Some buses and shops were damaged in
stone pelting.
Protestors hurled stones at buses and shops in posh Banjara Hills,
M.J. Market, Lakdi Ka Pul, Amberpet and Patthargatti areas. They
raised slogans against the Congress government and burnt effigies
of Chief Minister N.Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Tension gripped the communally sensitive old city and some parts
of Hyderabad after Owaisi was sent to jail till Feb 2 by a court
in Sangareddy town in Medak district in a seven-year-old case.
The MIM leader, his younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi and others
were booked by police Mar 16, 2005, for obstructing officials from
carrying out demolition of a place of worship to facilitate road
extension at Muttangi village.
Shops and business establishments were shut in the old city, the
MIM stronghold, and in commercial hubs like M.J. Market, Nampally,
Mallepally, Mehdipatnam, Banjara Hills and Charminar.
As panic spread, schools and colleges allowed students to leave
early.
Police and paramilitary Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed
around the historic Charminar and other sensitive areas. Senior
police officials were monitoring the situation. Police also
intensified patrolling in the communally sensitive areas.
Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma said barring minor incidents,
the situation in the city was peaceful. He appealed to people to
remain calm.
The arrest of Asad Owaisi, a Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, came
close on the heels of the arrest of his younger brother and state
legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi.
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