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Owaisi shot at with 3-4 firings at his vehicles in UP on returning from event

IndiaOwaisi shot at with 3-4 firings at his vehicles in UP on returning from event

Three-four rounds fired at my vehicles in UP, says AIMIM President, Asaduddin Owaisi and he seeks an independent probe.

The events that led to the shooting

A shocking incident of firing on Asaduddin Owaisi’s car has come to light in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh and the AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) President Asaduddin Owaisi himself has provided details about this incident in a tweet.  This incident happened near toll tax when he was returning from Pilkhuwa Chhijarsi after addressing an election event, in Uttar Pradesh.

The attackers started firing at his convoy near the toll tax. The tires of the car in which Owaisi was sitting also got punctured. After the incident, Owaisi told the media that when his convoy reached Pilkhua, there was a loud sound. Then the driver told that there was an attack. After this, the sound of firing came again three or four times. We drove the car fast, during which the driver of our vehicle hit the attacker. One of the attackers was wearing a red jacket.

He has sought an independent probe into the incident and said that he will be writing to the Election Commission.

“I request the Election Commission to order an independent inquiry into this shooting incident. It is the responsibility of the UP government and the Modi government to conduct an independent inquiry. I will also meet the Lok Sabha Speaker on this matter,” said the Lok Sabha MP, after reaching Delhi.

After the complaint of the incident, the police checked the CCTV footage of the toll tax.

One person caught

Less than two hours after the incident, Superintendents of Police (Hapur) said that one person has been apprehended.  “He’s being questioned, and a weapon was recovered from him. His accomplice managed to flee, a search operation is underway for him. We’ll update you when more facts come to the fore. Nobody was injured so far. We are checking the CCTV footage.”
Asaduddin Owaisi shared a picture of his car revealing the bullet marks, tweeting, “Some time ago my car was fired at Chhijarsi toll gate. 4 rounds fired. There were 3-4 people, all of them ran away and left the weapons there. My car got punctured, but I got out in another car and left. We are all safe. Alhamdu’lilah.

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Uttar Pradesh from 10 February to 7 March 2022 in seven phases to elect all 403 members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 10 March 2022.

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