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Asaduddin Owaisi given 'Z' category security a day after his convoy was attacked

Updated on: 04 February,2022 01:09 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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The Government of India made this decision after reviewing his security, reported ANI quoting sources

Asaduddin Owaisi given 'Z' category security a day after his convoy was attacked

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Meerut for campaigning on Thursday

Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Asaduddin Owaisi has been provided Z category security of CRPF a day after shots were fired at his convoy in Uttar Pradesh.


The Government of India made this decision after reviewing his security, reported ANI quoting sources.


Two men have been arrested allegedly for firing Asaduddin Owaisi's convoy when he was leaving Meerut's Kithoudh area for Delhi after poll campaigning, police informed.


Superintendent of Police Hapur, Deepak Bhuker said, that the accused were hurt by Owaisi's "anti-Hindu" statements. Owaisi will raise the issue of a security breach and attack on his convoy in Parliament on Friday, said sources.

 

(With ANI inputs)

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