Policy & Politics

Home Minister Shah Requests Owaisi To Accept Z-Category Security

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: Union Home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the threat to Asaduddin Owaisi has been reassessed and requested him to accept the Union government’s Z-category security offer.

The AIMIM chief’s car was shot at on February 3 near Meerut, when he was travelling to Delhi after UP election campaigning.

The government offered to provide Owaisi with Z-category security, but he refused.

“Two unidentified people had fired on the carcade. He (Owaisi) came out safe but there were three bullet marks on the lower portion of his vehicle. The incident was witnessed by three witnesses. An FIR has been registered,” Shah said in Rajya Sabha on the firing incident.

Action was taken quickly and two persons arrested from whom two unauthorised pistols and an Alto car were recovered, said Shah, adding that forensic is conducting a minute investigation of the car and the incident site.

“The Union Home Ministry took a report from state government immediately. On basis of earlier inputs from central security agencies, the Centre had ordered to provide him security. But due to his unwillingness to avail security, Delhi and Telangana Police’s efforts to provide him security didn’t succeed,” Shah said.

“The threat to Owaisi has been reassessed and a bulletproof vehicle and Z category security has been given to him. But, as per verbal information by himself, he has refused to accept it. I request him to accept the security given to him by the Central government,” Shah stated.

OB Bureau

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