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After 40 days, MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi walks out of jail in hate speech case
Read more at: After 40 days, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Akbaruddin Owaisi walks out of jail in hate speech case : India, News - India TodayNearly 40 days after he was arrested in a hate speech case, MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi walked out of jail on Saturday.
The legislator was released from district jail in Adilabad, about 300 km from Hyderabad, at 5 p.m. after his lawyers completed all formalities of the bail granted to him on Friday. Courts in Adilabad and Nizamabad had Friday granted conditional bail to the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader.
As per the condition laid down by Adilabad court, he had to surrender his passport to the concerned court in Nirmal town. Party leaders said the other paper work also took time.
Hundreds of MIM workers greeted Owaisi as he stepped out of jail, supported by his close aides. He appeared weak and was having difficulty in walking due to ill-health. His lawyers in both the courts had sought bail on health grounds.
The young leader got into his bullet-proof vehicle and left for Hyderabad along with other MIM legislators and party leaders. MIM supporters had gathered outside the jail since morning. Holding party flags and raising slogans, they waited for their leader.
The celebrations continued in MIM camp in Hyderabad and other districts. Party activists were reaching MIM headquarters in Hyderabad in large numbers to celebrate Owaisi's release.