Congress chairman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested by Lucknow police while she was on her way to Agra to meet the family members of a man who allegedly died in police custody.
Congress chairman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested by Lucknow police on Wednesday. (File photo)
Congress chairman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested by police in Lucknow on Wednesday when she was on her way to Agra to meet the family members of a man who allegedly died in police custody.
Lucknow Police said the Secretary General of Congress had been arrested because Section 144 of the CrPC was in effect.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been stopped on the Lucknow-Agra expressway by the police, as the district judge of Agra had requested that no political persons be allowed there after the death of the man.
“They say I can’t go to Agra. They stop me everywhere I go. Should I continue to sit in restaurants? Just because it is politically favorable for them? ANI quoted Priyanka Gandhi as saying.
“Someone died. How can it be a legal or regulatory problem? Ask the DM by calling them. Is it too much that I have nowhere to go and I should be locked in a guest house in Lucknow,” she added.
Why is?
Arun Valmiki, who was accused of stealing Rs 25 lakh from Jagdishpura police station, allegedly died in police custody after his health deteriorated during interrogation, according to PTI news agency.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Agra Muniraj G said the defendant suddenly fell ill on Tuesday night when his home was raided to recover the stolen money. “He was taken to a hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead,” PTI quoted him as saying.
According to the police, Arun worked as a cleaner in the “maalkhaana” (a warehouse where items confiscated by the police are stored) at the police station. He is said to have stolen the money on Saturday night.
One case was recorded on the matter and five police officers were suspended.
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