Owaisi supporters attack media vans in Adilabad
January 09, 2013 12:27
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's alleged supporters on Wednesday attacked media vans in Adilabad after Owaisi was arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody.
According to television reports, MIM supporters attacked media vans in Adilabad, where a shutdown is being observed today.
The MIM had called for a shutdown in Adilabad and Nizamabad districts in Andhra Pradesh following the arrest of Akbaruddin Owaisi on Tuesday.
Additional security forces have been deployed in Hyderabad and Adilabad as a precautionary measure.
Owaisi was arrested on Tuesday, hours after doctors at the government-run Gandhi Hospital said that he is suffering from a number of ailments.