A sedition case was today registered against AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi over his statement that he would provide legal aid to five city-based persons, who were recently arrested by National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on charges of involvement in an alleged ISIS terror module.
"It's a court referred matter based on a private complaint. The court directed the Saroor Nagar police to book a case and accordingly the case was booked under section 124A (sedition)," Deputy Commissioner of Police Tafseer Iqubal said.
K Karuna Sagar, a practising advocate, had yesterday filed the private complaint in the 11th Metropolitan Magistrate court and sought for directions to the police to register a case under section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.
"We will follow the procedure and investigate and submit a report to the court. We will proceed with investigation," Mr Iqubal said.
Sagar alleged that “the stand of Asaduddin Owaisi and his remarks is boosting the morale of anti-nationals.”