Samajwadi Party Leader Booked After Chasing Municipality Team with Rifle

A Samajwadi Party leader, Amarnath Maurya, was booked after a video showed him chasing a municipality team with a rifle. The incident occurred when the team visited Vivekananda Park for cleaning. Maurya alleged that the team was illegally taking bricks from his land. An FIR was filed against him under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

A Samajwadi Party leader was apprehended after a video surfaced of him chasing a municipality team with a rifle, police confirmed on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when a municipal corporation team visited Vivekananda Park for cleaning, as per police reports.

An FIR has been lodged against Amarnath Maurya following a complaint by Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Upadhyay at Dhoomanganj Police Station.

The video allegedly showing Maurya chasing the team with a rifle brought the incident into the public eye. According to authorities, Maurya claimed the civic team was illicitly excavating bricks from his land, prompting him to intervene.

''When I questioned the Nagar Nigam personnel on what authority they were removing bricks from my property, they had no response. I keep a rifle for my safety since my government-provided security was withdrawn,'' said the politician, who had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Phulpur.

Maurya has been charged under Section 132, which pertains to assault with intent to obstruct government work, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

(With inputs from agencies.)