Hyderabad MLA Accused Of Assaulting Man, CCTV Footage Being Probed: Cops
NDTV
The assault was captured in a CCTV camera installed nearby and a police complaint has been registered.
A Hyderabad resident has accused Charminar MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan of assaulting him in public because he did not greet him.
The assault was captured in a CCTV camera installed nearby and a police complaint has been registered. The AIMIM MLA is yet to respond to the allegations.
The complainant, Gulam Ghouse Jeelani, told the media that Mr Khan is his neighbour. Referring to an earlier dispute with the legislator, Mr Jeelani alleged that he was sitting near his house at the Charminar bus stand past midnight when Mr Khan came with his armed guards and hit him. "He told me I did not say 'Salaam'. Why should I say 'Salaam' to him? I had not even seen him. He kept saying he had been an MLA for 25 years. He then threatened to rip me apart, his nephews said I will be shot."
Mr Jeelani said he had earlier approached AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi with complaints against the local MLA. "I had been quiet because Asad saab had asked me to handle the matter with patience. But this is just not acceptable," he said.