Gun shots were fired at the vehicle of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, he told news agency ANI.
“I was leaving for Delhi after a poll event in Kithaur, Meerut, in Uttar Pradesh. Three to four rounds of bullets were fired upon my vehicle by two people near Chhajarsi toll plaza. They were a total of 3-4 people. Tyres of my vehicle were punctured. I left in another vehicle,” Owaisi said.
The incident reportedly took place around 5.30 pm as his vehicle slowed down near the toll plaza.
Taking to Twitter, the Hyderabad MP said, “There were 3-4 people, but all of them ran away and left the weapons there…We are all safe.”
