UP Cong president, party leader detained while protesting minority cell chief ’s arrest

LUCKNOW: UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu, legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra and several party workers were detained here on Tuesday for protesting against the arrest of the party's minority cell chief.

Lallu and Mishra, accompanied by party workers, were stopped outside the party office in the Mall Avenue area when they were trying to move ahead to protest the arrest of UP Congress minority cell chief Shahnawaz Alam in connection with a case of violence during an anti-CAA stir in Dec 2019. The protesters shouted slogans accusing CM Yogi Adityanath of using police whenever he is "afraid". "Jab jab Yogi darta hain, police ko aagey karta hain," one slogan said. "Both Lallu and Mishra, along with a number of workers, were put on a bus by the police and taken to Eco Garden," a senior party leader said here.

"Alam was arrested from Hazratganj on Monday night in connection with an FIR filed at the Hazratganj police station in the violent protest during an anti-CAA agitation on December 19 last year. Alam's location was found near the violence spot," a senior police official said.

Following the arrest, Lallu, Mishra and party workers had reached the Hazratganj thana on Monday night. When some shouted slogans, cops resorted to lathicharge. A worker, Shivam Tripathi, and others were injured.

Meanwhile, an inspector at a police station in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh was caught on camera masturbating in front of a woman complainant. The video went viral. The Deoria SP said the accused inspector was suspended and the case under was lodged.