Case Booked Against MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi

MiM President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi with MiM Party MLAs and Workers after there Protest Against blasphemous writer Taslima Nasreen.

HYDERABAD, Aug. 12: The Hyderabad police booked a case of criminal intimidation against Majlis Ittehadul Musilmeen floor leader Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi for threatening to behead the Blasphemous Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen.

The 14th additional chief metropolitan magistrate granted the police permission late Saturday night after perusing a petition filed by the police along with video footage containing Mr Owaisi’s remarks. Subsequently, police booked case of Section 506 IPC, which deals with criminal intimidation.

Mr Owaisi's Video footage Speaking to news channels that beamed his statement at the Punjagutta police station are being collected to submit them to the court on Monday as evidence. “If the court is satisfied with the evidence, it will allow us to arrest him and file a chargesheet,” explained ACP Punjagutta L. K. Shinde on Sunday. At the same time, the court may also issue summons to Mr. Owaisi seeking explanation on evidence submitted by the police against him.

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that Nasrin’s statements had hurt the sentiments of Muslims. The police booked a case against her under Section 153-A (inciting enmity between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code on his complaint.

Meanwhile, police have placed orders for Nasreen’s books ~ Lajja and Amar Meyebela ~ to see if there are any blasphemous passages in them. Police sources said this is part of their investigation into Mr Owaisi’s complaint against Nasreen that she has caused enmity between religious groups via her writing.