AIMIM floor leader in the Telangana Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi has been booked by the Hyderabad Police for allegedly threatening and obstructing a police officer from performing official duty during an election rally, reports The Indian Express.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, the younger brother of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, was speaking at a rally in the Chandrayangutta constituency on Tuesday night, ahead of the Assembly elections in Telangana. Akbaruddin is seeking re-election from Chandrayangutta in the upcoming polls.
“We have registered an FIR against Akbaruddin Owaisi for threatening and obstructing a police official from performing his official duty,’’ said Santosh Nagar SHO P Shiva Chandra.
Chandra said he had requested Akbaruddin to end the public meeting fearing it would stretch beyond the 10 PM deadline.
The police complaint stated that Akbaruddin became aggressive when the police officer approached him with a request to finish his speech as the 10 pm deadline was nearing.
The complaint said that Akbaruddin got agitated and allegedly asked him to go away, threatening that “the crowd would drive the police away at his very instance”.
“Nobody can prevent me from addressing this public meeting. It is not yet 10pm. You can ask me to stop if it is 10:01pm, but there are still five minutes left. If I ask my supporters here, they will drive the police away. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Akbaruddin has become weak after facing bullets,’’ he, according to the complaint, had said.
In a video, that went viral on social media, Akbaruddin Owaisi is seen moving towards the police official after telling him “Inspector saab I have a watch with me. Shall I give my watch to you. You leave (from here)”.
Akbaruddin Owaisi further said no can stop him from speaking and if he signals (his supporters), then the police official would be forced to run away from the place.
“Do you think that I have become weak after facing knives and bullets. I still have a lot of courage. There is still five minutes left and I will speak…No one can stop me. If I give a signal then you will have to run away…shall we make him run? They come to weaken us,” Akbaruddin Owaisi is heard saying in the video.
The AIMIM leader was booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different religious groups), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty) and 506 (criminal intimidation), reports PTI.
Meanwhile, Akbarddin said he has also lodged a complaint against the police for obstructing his speech, according to IE.
The southern state goes to polls on November 30 and counting of votes will be on December 3.
