A day after his convoy was fired at, AIMIM supremo, Asaduddin Owaisi was provided with ‘Z’ category security by the Govt. Shots were fired at his car while he was returning to Delhi after campaigning in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut. The AIMIM leader had addressed a public meeting in Meerut while campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh election starting February 10.
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) force will be used for his convoy after reviewing the threat level in light of the attack.
The police reported that two people have been arrested for firing at his convoy at Meerut’s Kithoudh area
One of the accused is Sachin, a resident of Noida who has an earlier attempt to murder case against him. In his Facebook profile, Sachin says he is a member of a Hindu right-wing organization, police said, adding that they are investigating the claim.
The other accused is Shubham, a farmer from Saharanpur. According to police, the two have told them during questioning that they were upset with remarks made by Owaisi and his brother and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi and hence resorted to the same.
Police have recovered countrymade pistols from the accused. Police are now looking for the people they bought the firearms from.
The accused will now be presented in court and police would seek their custody.
Visuals tweeted by Mr. Owaisi from the toll plaza showed two bullet holes on his white SUV, which remains at the spot. The third bullet allegedly hit a tyre. The MP left the area in another car.
