Hyderabad: MLA shot at by unidentified persons

Hyderabad: Akbaruddin Owaisi, a sitting MLA of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMM), was shot at by unidentified persons in Hyderabad today, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in Santosh Nagar with severe injuries. The incident took place when he was visiting his Chandrayangutta assembly constituency in the old city of Hyderabad. Several reports said he was also attacked with a knife.