New Delhi: Police in Hyderabad have registered a case of criminal intimidation against Mujlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for attacking and threatening to kill Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
The Hyderabad police have registered a case against the writer herself for allegedly promoting enmity between groups, following a complaint from Owaisi.
Owaisi had lodged the police complaint, saying that Taslima was hurting the sentiments of Muslims by making statements against the Holy Quran.
The Panjagutta police said a case had been lodged against Taslima under Section 153(A), dealing with hurting religious sentiments.
As of now the MIM stick to their stand and are ready to do anything for the prophet.
The Hyderabad government will now have to take this case and whether all this was done to gain political mileage or actually implement the fatwa.
Legislators and activists of AIMIM had attacked the writer at the Press Club in Hyderabad on Thursday while she was participating in a book release function.
Taslima was in Hyderabad for the launch of the Telugu version of one of her books. She had left the city immediately under police cordon after the incident.
On Friday, the MIM had also issued a new threat to the author, it will not spare her the next time she lands in Hyderabad. The leaders of the party also defended the attack on her on Thursday.
Nasreen has been living in India since 2002 after fleeing Bangladesh due to threats from radical groups.
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