Asaduddin OwaisiAIMIM president, will be provided with Z category security. The news comes a day after the MP’s convoy came under attack in Uttar Pradesh. 

Two people, who claimed to have been hurt by Owaisi’s anti-Hindu statements, opened fire on his car while he was travelling from Meerut to Delhi. Owaisi’s vehicle was close to the Chhijarsi toll plaza, located on the Hapur-Ghaziabad stretch of the National Highway 24. 

He said that four rounds had been fired. Owaisi further tweeted, “My car got punctured, but I moved to another car and left. We are all safe. Alhamdu’lilah”. He reported three to four people running away, but Owaisi identified one shooter as wearing a red hoodie, and the other donning a white jacket. 

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The superintendent of the Hapur police, Deepak Bhuker, said that two people had been arrested in connection to the event. 

One of them is Sachin, a Noida resident with an earlier attempt to murder charge against him. He claims to hold a law degree and his social media profiles indicate he belongs to a Hindu right-wing group. As per NDTV, these are being verified by the police. The second individual is Shubham, a farmer hailing from Saharanpur, without a criminal record to his name. The police recovered countrymade pistols from them, and are investigating any leads to the seller.

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While Owaisi himself is expected to raise this issue in Parliament, the party has already begun to lay the groundwork. Imtiaz Jaleel, the party leader, first mentioned the shooting of Owaisi’s car, when speaking at the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President’s address. He stressed that action should be taken against those responsible, and there shouldn’t be any biases in dealing with such issues. 

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The Z category security, which will be assigned to Owaisi will include CRPF commandos being deployed. They will be responsible for Owaisi’s round-the-clock security.