After attack, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi gets Z security cover, say sources

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Hyderabad, Feb 04, 2022: A day after his convoy was allegedly fired upon, AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has been given Z category security cover by the government, sources said.

 

The ’Z category’ is a security detail of 22 personnel, including four to six NSG commandos and police personnel. It is provided by the Delhi Police or the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) or Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel along with one escort car.

Earlier on Friday, Owaisi asserted that he has never sought security cover and he never would, because it is the government’s responsibility to protect his life.

Armed assailants reportedly opened fire at Owaisi’s car in Hapur while he was returning to Delhi after attending election-related events in western Uttar Pradesh.

The AIMIM chief’s vehicle was near the Chhijarsi toll plaza on the Hapur-Ghaziabad stretch of the National Highway 24 when the incident took place at around 6 pm, he said. Two suspects have been arrested.

No one was injured in the incident, Owaisi said, while urging the Election Commission (EC) to ensure an independent probe into the incident. Speaking to India Today, he alleged that there was a ’mastermind’ behind the attack.

"I want to tell the EC that there is definitely some mastermind behind this attack. A few days ago, at a Dharam Sansad in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, there was talk of taking my life. This is on record, it should be seen," he said.

Courtesy:India Today