Akbaruddin Owaisi arrested

MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was arrested by the Adilabad police here on Tuesday.

The MIM leader was taken into custody after doctors at Gandhi Hospital declared him fit to face the police investigation in connection with a case registered against him for making alleged hate speeches.

Earlier, a police team from Nirmal questioned Akbaruddin Owaisi for about half-an-hour at his Banjara Hills residence It also served a notice asking to appear at the Gandhi Hospital at 10.30 am for medical examination. Accompanied with hundreds of supporters, the MIM MLA went to Gandhi Hospital where he was examined by a team of six government doctors. Based on their report, the Adilabad police took Akbaruddin Owaisi into custody.