A day after attack, MHA accords Z category security to Owaisi

Friday, 4 February 2022newsdesk

A day after shots were fired at the vehicle of Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in western Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has accorded him Z category security of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Owaisi’s security detail will entail six-eight armed commandoes while travelling apart from security at his residence, sources said.

New Delhi, 04 February 2022

“Following the attack on his convoy and a report from the Intelligence Bureau that there is threat to his life, the government has decided to accord him the second highest category of security cover. An order in this regard will soon reach the CRPF,” a senior government official said. As per news report of The Indian Express, Owaisi, whose party is contesting 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, had a close call Thursday when shots were fired at a vehicle he was travelling in while returning to Delhi from Meerut. The state police subsequently arrested two people in connection with the incident and have also recovered the arms used for the attack.

Source - The Indian Express