Almost all shops and establishments in the Old City of Hyderabad on Monday were closed after a court in Sangareddy
sent MIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi to judicial remand for 14 days.
Asaduddin Owaisi was sent to judicial remand till February 2 after he surrendered before the Sangareddy Court in a case registered against him for allegedly having abused the then District Collector Anil Kumar Singhal and his deputy J C Bhima Naik on April 16, 2005 at Mathangi in Patancheru mandal.
As soon as the news spread, hundreds of MIM workers took to streets in protest and shouted slogans against the state government and the police. While the shops and establishments were closed, several schools and colleges in the Old City had declared a holiday. The RTC too has withdrawn the services in the Old City, and the presence of private vehicles too was thin.
Shops in several localities in the rest of the city including Mehdipatnam, Tolichowki, First Lancer, Banjara Hills, Murad Nagar and Nampally too remained closed.
Minor incidents of stone pelting and lathicharge were also reported from a few places in the Old City.
Meanwhile, the city police have intensified patrolling, and deployed pickets at sensitive places. According to a senior police, situation in the city was peaceful and under control. (INN)