Hyderabad: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded withdrawal of cases against students and professors of Hyderabad Central University.

The Member of Parliament from Hyderabad called on students in Cherlapally Jail here. Talking to reporters, he condemned the beating up of 22 students and two professors by the police. Owaisi, who was accompanied by party's state legislator, demanded Telangana government to withdraw cases against those arrested and take steps for their release on bail.