Hyderabad, May 04: Dismissing the involvement of any political party behind the attack on Chandrayangutta MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi at Barkas four days back, city police said Mohammed Pahelwan and his associates gathered within minutes of coming to know that the legislator was at the party office in Barkas and attacked.
Meanwhile, the condition of the injured legislator is stable and the ventilator support was removed as he was breathing on his own.
Announcing the arrest of seven accused, including Mohammed Pahelwan, city police commissioner AK Khan said Akbaruddin Owaisi’s intervention into the land encroachments by the accused led to the attack.
“The survey of lands encroached and which are even taking place now at Balapur tank in the immediate past led to the attack. Apart from this there were several other differences between the accused and the legislator,’’ Khan said.
Asked about the role of MBT, with which MIM has been at loggerheads, Khan said there is no direct involvement of any political party. Mohammed Pahelwan, incidentally, is an MBT worker.
Those who were arrested on Tuesday include Mohd Bin Omer Yafai alias Mohammed Pahelwan, his brother Hussain Bin Omer Yafai, and their associates, Yahiya Bin Younus Yafai, Isa Bin Yousuf Yafai, Faisal Bin Ahmed Yafai, Fazal Bin Ahmed and Younus Bin Omer Yafai alias Miya Bhai.
Two others involved, Awad and Abdullah, who received bullet injuries were undergoing treatment and they would be arrested later.
–Agencies