Karni Sena group on way to Ballia detained in Azamgarh

A group of Karni Sena members was stopped at Boodhanpur in Azamgarh while on way to Ballia to participate in a programme in support of BJP MLA Surendra Singh and Ballia shootout’s main accused Dhirendra Pratap Singh on Wednesday.

A police officer said that 15 members of Karni Sena, led by state president Sandip Singh, were stopped at Boodhanpur intersection and were detained at Koyalasa block auditorium. In their support, 19 Karni Sena members from Ghazizpur and Sultanpur also reached there. All of them were challaned.

Superintendent of police (Rural Area), Azamgarh, Siddharth said that the Karni Sena members were challaned under section 151 of IPC.

A senior police officer said that later they were released on a bond of Rs 1 lakh each.

According to the officer,

Karni Sena had planned to organise a programme in favour of MLA Surendra Singh and Durjanpur shootout’s main accused Dhirendra Pratap Singh.

But the Ballia district administration did not give permission for the event.

Karni Sena’s national vice president Dharmendra Singh, senior provincial vice president Dhruv Singh, state convenor Ajit Singh, Lucknow district convenor Dharmendra Singh, state secretary Ritika Singh, Shravan Singh, Pushkar Singh, Dr Jyotsna Singh, and Anjali Singh were among those going to Ballia.

Dhirendra Pratap Singh allegedly shot a person dead during a controversy in a meeting regarding allocation of two fair price shops in In Durjanpur, on October 15.

Singh was arrested from Lucknow on October 18 and was sent to Jail in Ballia after being produced in a court there.