Amethi (UP), May 27 (PTI) Police have arrested five persons on Wednesday for allegedly creating a ruckus, issuing death threats to family members and assaulting people at the residence of a woman MLA from Samajwadi Party here, police said.
The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Tuesday at the residence of MLA Maharaji Prajapati, wife of former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, in the Awas Vikas Colony, they said.
Police have registered a case against 10 named persons and 24 unidentified individuals in this regard based on a complaint filed by her son, Anurag Prajapati.
Amethi Circle Officer Manoj Kumar Mishra said police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the alleged attack, but the accused had fled by then.
He said a preliminary probe revealed that the dispute stemmed from an argument on social media between the supporters of the MLA, Dheeraj Pal and Sher Bahadur Yadav, over certain comments posted online.
According to the complaint, Sher Bahadur Yadav and Jai Singh Yadav, along with more than three dozen people, allegedly reached the MLA’s residence in three vehicles and created a ruckus.
The complainant alleged that the accused abused Maharaji Prajapati, her husband Gayatri Prajapati and other family members, issued death threats and assaulted people present at the house.
The accused also snatched the mobile phones from the women in the house to stop them from filming videos, her son alleged in his complaint.
Police have filed a case against Jai Singh Yadav and others under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 191(2) (rioting), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult) of the BNS and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the officer said.
Superintendent of Police Saravanan T said that five persons have been arrested in this regard, and a search is on to arrest others.
Police have arrested Balram Yadav, Sher Bahadur Yadav, Manupal, Dharamraj Yadav and Vipin Yadav.
The atmosphere at the MLA’s residence is completely peaceful. However, police personnel have been deployed there as a precautionary security measure, the SP said. PTI COR CDN ABN SHS SHS
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