MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaiasi has been directed to go to Gandhi Hospital for a medical check-up to verify his claims of ill-health, which he cited as being the reason for requesting a
four-day respite before appearing in front of the Nirmal Police Station in Adilabad.
The security around Gandhi Hospital, and at Akbaruddin's residence, has been tightened in anticipation of his arrival. When asked to use Gandhi Hospital's ambulence, Akbaruddin refused, having decided to travel by his black bulletproof vehicle.
According to sources, a doctor by the name of Anand will be conducting the required tests, which will take about an hour.
When the reporters asked the police there what the chances were of Akbaruddin being arrested today, the latter said that Akbaruddin would be rushed back to his residence immediately after his tests, and any action against him could only be taken after the results come out.
It may be mentioned that Akbaruddin Owaisi has been booked under section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on based on religion, race, language etc. and acting prejudicial to the the maintenance of harmony), and section 121 (waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India), of the Indian Penal Code.
This is with respect to allegations of his having anti-Hindu speeches at Nirmal town of Adilabad, and in Nizamabad town, durning a recent mass-contact programme that was taken up by MIM to "show the people the communal face of Congress party".