Owaisi urges immediate arrests after AIMIM functionary shot thrice in Nashik

Asaduddin Owaisi. File pic

The former mayor of Maharashtra's Malegaon Abdul Malik Mohammed Yunus Isa was shot thrice. He is a prominent leader of Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Party's chief on Monday said that this is a conspiracy and murderers should be arrested as soon as possible, reported by ANI.

In a post on X, Owaisi tagged Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, state police and said, "AIMIM Malegaon president and former mayor Abdul Malik was shot thrice last night. He has been taken to Nashik for treatment. I spoke to his brother Dr. Khalid on the phone. We stand firmly with Abdul Malik's family. Eknath Shinde and Maharashtra police take immediate steps. This is a conspiracy and the murderers should be arrested as soon as possible."

As per the media agency's reports Mr. Malik sustained injuries on the left side of the chest, left thigh, and right hand. His injuries were serious and was transferred to Nashik for further treatment.

The attack took place at 1:20 a.m. when Malik was sitting outside a local shop on old Agra road, as per the reports.

The incident took place during the early hours of Monday when two unknown assailants opened fired at AIMIM party's mayor Mr. Abdul Malik. The police have registered a case against the unknown assailants under relevant IPC sections.

On the other hand, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with heaping "insults" on Muslims by claiming that "mangalsutras" of women and quotas for deprived castes will be taken away by the INDIA bloc and given to the community, reported news agency PTI.

He mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting women and also said that a true muslim will always protect his sisters and their mangalsutras. He added that if Prime Minister Modi comes in power again nobody would listen to people's problems.

"When the youths will raise their voices about job losses, they will try to raise the bogey of locks (on Ram temple). He had no qualms about hundreds of industrial units getting locked up forever on account of demonetisation," said the AIMIM chief.

(with inputs from ANI)