Bandh in AP towns over MIM leader Asaduddin's custody

The local unit of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) had given bandh call in Sangareddy town, a day after Hyderabad MP Asaduddin was remanded in judicial custody by a court here in connection with a 2005 case against him for allegedly obstructing the then Medak Collector A K Singhal and other officers from discharging their duties.

The bandh witnessed a complete shutdown with shops, petrol pumps, cinema theatres, business establishments, educational institutions remaining closed in Sangareddy town.

The bandh in Sangareddy evoked a good response and was going on peacefully. However, state-run RTC buses were plying normally, officials said.

Police imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC and additional forces were deployed in Sangareddy town. Even some local MIM leaders were taken into custody as a preventive measure.

A bandh was also being observed in Zaheerabad and Sadasivapet towns of Medak district.

MIM supporters took out a protest rally from Eidgah grounds in Zaheerabad, but police stopped them near Baga Reddy statue on Tandur cross roads and took as many as 60 MIM workers and supporters in preventive custody who were later released. MORE