Case Towards Akhilesh Yadav, Supporters For Assaulting Reporters: UP Police
The Samajwadi Party leader was once in Moradabad to wait the marriage of an MLA (Record)
Lucknow:
A case towards Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and 20 party employees has been registered in reference to an alleged attack on some newshounds in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, police stated on Saturday.
A counter-case has additionally been lodged towards the newshounds via Samajwadi Party district president Jaiveer Yadav.
At the foundation of a grievance via a journalist, an FIR was once registered at Pakhwara police station past due on Friday evening underneath more than a few sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), officers stated.
Consistent with the complainant, Mr Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh leader minister, was once irked via a couple of non-public questions requested via some newshounds all through an interplay with him at a resort on March 11.
Following this, Mr Yadav allegedly instigated his safety guards and supporters to assault the newshounds, the FIR claimed.
It additionally alleged that the protection guards and over 20 employees beat up the newshounds inflicting grievous accidents.
उप्र की भाजपा सरकार ने मेरे ख़िलाफ़ जो एफ़आईआर लिखवाई है, जनहित में उसकी प्रति प्रदेश के हर नागरिक के सूचनार्थ यहाँ प्रकाशित कर रहे हैं।
अगर आवश्यकता पड़ी तो राजधानी लखनऊ में होर्डिंग भी लगवा देंगे।
ये एफ़आईआर हारती हुई भाजपा की हताशा का प्रतीक है। pic.twitter.com/50ddRQh0fs
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 13, 2021
The newshounds in query claimed, “We requested many questions on Azam Khan and because Yadav could not resolution the ones correctly, he were given aggravated and ordered his safety guards to power the newshounds out. All the way through the scuffle, we were given injured.”
Superintendent of Police Amit Anand stated TV and CCTV photos can be tested all through the probe into the case.
It was once first of all reported {that a} journalist had suffered accidents allegedly after being driven via safety workforce guarding Mr Yadav because the media jostled to get a byte from the chief in Moradabad district.
After the incident, Shalabh Mani Tripathi, the media guide to Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, alleged that SP goons badly beat up newshounds for asking inquiries to Mr Yadav, threatened, humiliated and chased them away. “Many had been injured,” he had claimed.
Rejecting the allegation, Samajwadi Party MP from Moradabad Syed Tufail Hasan, who was once with Mr Yadav all through the incident, stated the previous leader minister didn’t refuse to speak.
“Some digital mediapersons broke the protection cordon and fell amid jostling after being stopped via guards. One journalist suffered accidents in his leg and has been despatched to a health center,” Mr Hasan instructed PTI.
Mr Yadav has expressed grief over the incident, he stated.
The Samajwadi Party leader was once in Moradabad to wait the marriage of an MLA, Mr Hasan had stated.
Mr Tripathi tweeted, “Probably the most tarnished day within the historical past of UP after the state visitor space incident. Out of energy at the present time and but such a lot hooliganism. Believe how intoxicated they should were when in energy.”
