The Government of India has reviewed the security of AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi and provided him with Z category security of CRPF with immediate effect, according to ANI quoting sources.
Official sources said the CRPF commandos will be deployed for the security of Owaisi round-the-clock.
Two persons have been arrested for firing at the car of AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi yesterday in Uttar Pradesh. The arms used in the crime have also been recovered.
"The accused said they were hurt by his remarks against a particular religion. They will be produced before the court," UP ADG (L&O) Prashant Kumar told ANI.
Owaisi's vehicle was shot at near the Chhijarso toll plaza on the Hapur-Ghaziabad stretch of the National Highway 24 at around 6 pm on February 4.
No one was injured in the incident, Owaisi had said while urging the Election Commission to ensure an independent probe into the incident.
Kumar had said one person involved in the episode has been arrested and a pistol seized from him.
(With PTI inputs)
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