Akbaruddin Owaisi shot - Old city on high alert

Akbaruddin Owaisi, popular leader in old city of Hyderabad, floor leader and MLA from Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) party is shot few minutes ago at Barkas while participating in a dispute settlement. Akbaruddin’s brother-in-law Mohammed Pahilwan along with four more followers came there riding on horses and fired four rounds of bullets at MLA and then attacked with Talwars on MLA and his associates on the spot. 

Ahmed Balala (Malakpet MLA) suffered minor injuries in this attack and old city is immediately kept under high alert. Owaisi is immediately rushed to Owaisi Hospital in Santosh Nagar. Doctors are calling the situation of Owaisi as very critical with one of the bullets piercing directly into the heart region. Sources say that land dispute between the families is a reason behind the attack. 

Mohammed Pahilwan escaped from the spot while Police Commissioner attended the hospital few minutes ago to know about the situation of Owaisi. It is a regular picture in old city that Owaisi family members easily get mingled with general crowds. Never are they feared of entering into public.