AIMIM claimed stones have been thrown at Vande Bharat prepare during which Asaduddin Owaisi was travelling

Surat, Gujarat:

A spokesperson of the All-India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has alleged that stones have been thrown on the Vande Bharat prepare during which social gathering president Asaduddin Owaisi was travelling in poll-bound Gujarat.

Police, nonetheless, denied the declare and mentioned a probe was on into the incident which befell on Monday.

AIMIM nationwide spokesperson Waris Pathan mentioned the incident befell earlier than the prepare reached Surat on Monday night the place Mr Owaisi, the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, was scheduled to attend a public rally as a part of his election campaigning within the state, the place the Assembly polls are scheduled on December 1 and 5.

Mr Pathan additionally mentioned he has some pictures to show his declare.

“Asaduddin Owaisi Saheb, Sabir Kabliwala sir, me and the team of AIMIM were traveling in the Vande Bharat Express train from Ahmedabad to Surat when some unidentified persons pelted stones at the train and broke its glass,” he claimed.

However, Superintendent of Police, Western Railway, Rajesh Parmar on Tuesday mentioned some “grit” hit the prepare’s glass window on account of engineering work underway on the observe close to Ankleshwar in Bharuch district the place the alleged incident befell.

“It was not a case of stone-pelting,” the official mentioned, including that Mr Owaisi was sitting away from the window.

The cracked window was modified, and an officer of the extent of deputy superintendent of police (DySP) was conducting a probe into the incident, he mentioned.

At the rally in Surat on Monday evening, Mr Pathan claimed two stones have been thrown one after the opposite. The stones have been heavy sufficient to interrupt the glass window glass the place Mr Owaisi was sitting alongside together with his group members, he mentioned.

“(Prime Minister) Modiji, what is happening? Sometimes animals are run over by the Vande Bharat. When we were 22-25 km away from Surat, I can say this on the basis of a display put in the train, a stone hit?? the train window. Owaisi was sitting there when the stone cracked the window glass,” the AIMIM chief mentioned addressing the gathering.

“It was a heavy stone that cracked the window glass. In another 10-15 seconds, another stone landed. Do whatever, throw a stone, spray fire, but the voice of right will not stop,” he mentioned, including that he has the proof of the incident within the type of pictures.

Mr Pathan additionally shared on his Twitter deal with the images of the damaged glass window and Mr Owaisi and different members of the AIMIM sitting within the prepare.

However, SP Parmar mentioned it was not a case of stone-pelting.

“The window was damaged due to something hitting it as engineering work was going on the track at Ankleshwar in Bharuch where the incident took place. The damaged window was changed,” he mentioned.

Six jawans of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and three of the Government Railway Police (GRP) have been current in any respect the 4 doorways of the coach during which Mr Owaisi was travelling, the official mentioned.

“The train was running slow as engineering work was underway there. The window developed a crack as something hit it, although it was not a case of stone-pelting,” he mentioned.

“The engineering department said some grit flew and hit the window glass. The window was changed. A DySP-level officer is investigating the incident,” Mr Parmar added.
 

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