Updated at 1:15 AM – There was tension near the police station for some time as some legislators staged a protest when they were not allowed proceed towards it. Police arrested two legislators for violating prohibitory orders.
Owaisi is accompanied by his younger brother Burhanuddin Owaisi, editor of Urdu daily ‘Etemaad’ and his lawyer.
Akbar Owaisi, to be produced before a magistrate later, is likely to be lodged in the sub-jail in the town.
Updated at 11:45 PM – Interrogation is still going on and it may continue for another 2 hours. A doctor and A legal attorney is accompanied with Akbar Owaisi. Meanwhile, MIM MLAs Ahmed Balala, Afsar Khan, Mumtaz Khan and Mauzam Khan and 6 counselors reached Nirmal town. However, they are not allowed to meet Akbar Owaisi.
Police have made elaborate arrangements to stop any untoward incident. No one is allowed to enter under 300 meters of prison.
Updated at 10:45 PM – Security beefed up in the Old City of Hyderabad and other parts of the state capital. Police and paramilitary forces were deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
Updated at 10:30 PM -Police have reached Nirmal with Akbar owasi and interogating him at Nirmal police station. Strict law and order is maintained, no MLA IS ALLOWED TO MEET HIM EXCEPT LEGAL ASSISTANT.
Updated at 8:15 PM – The convoy of Police escorting Akbaruddin Owaisi to reach Nirmal any time.
Updated at 5:30 PM – Akbaruddin Owaisi was arrested Tuesday in a case booked against him for delivering alleged hate speeches.
Updated at 5:30 PM – Akbar Owaisi to leave Gandhi Hospital shortly. Police controlling the mob that gathered outside the hospital.
Updated at 4:45 PM – Activists and supporters of MIM today damaged several buses and blocked the movement of vehicular traffic near the Gandhi Hospital.
Updated at 4:30 PM – Medical report suggests Akbaruddin Owaisi unable to walk long distances.
Adhesion and Hernia reported in the abdomen.
Updated at 3:45 PM – The health condition of MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is normal.
Gandhi Hospital doctors who conducted about eight different tests on the MIM leader said that his condition was normal. His BP, sugar level and heart condition were checked and they were normal, the doctors said.
However, the MRI scanning could not be held as he had a bullet in the spinal chord, they said.
3:30 PM: Akbar Owaisi Lawyer complains that he made to wait without having breakfast. And not reaching to any conclusion.
Updated at 1:30 PM: Medical tests likely to end anytime now.
Updated at 1:00 PM: Final decision after reports of Medical tests out.
Updated at 12:45 PM: Owaisi undergoes 11 tests.
The legislator with tight police security left his house in Banjara Hills for Gandhi Hospital at 10.30 a.m. after a team of police officials from Nirmal town of Adilabad district served a notice, asking him to undergo the medical tests.
A senior police official said after the medical tests, they would decide their next legal action in the case.
MIM leaders including party chief and Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi were at Akbar’s house before he left for the hospital.
A large number of MIM workers had also reached there.
Akbar, who returned from London early Monday, sought four days’ time to appear before police, citing ill-health.
He was directed by the police to appear in Nirmal town police station, about 200 km from here, for questioning with regard to his alleged hate speech delivered last month.
Investigating officer had Monday night visited Akbar’s house.
Inspector General of Police A.B. Venkateshwar Rao later told reporters that the investigating officer found Akbar in a fit condition but the legislator complained of some “internal pains”.
Police in Nizamabad had also directed Akbar to appear before them Tuesday in connection with a similar case in that town.
The young leader, however, through his lawyer sought more time to make personal appearance.
Akbar, who is MIM member in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, also moved the state high court, seeking orders to restrain police from arresting him.
He also pleaded that the police be directed not to book further cases. The petition is likely to come up for hearing Wednesday.
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With IANS inputs