AP government gives permission to prosecute MIM leader

“The Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby accords sanction for prosecution of the accused for offences punished under Section 153-A,” the order said.

Akbaruddin, was earlier booked suo motu by police in Adilabad and Nizamabad II Town police, besides in Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh, for allegedly delivering provocative speeches against a particular community at Nizamabad and Nirmal in December 2012.

Akbaruddin, was subsequently arrested by Nirmal police from Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on January 8 last year (2013), and was sent to judicial custody and later granted bail.