SP Leader Faces Charges for Illegal Agricultural Activities

A case has been registered against the Samajwadi Party's district unit president Chhavinath Yadav and four others for illegally carrying out agricultural activities on land attached under the Gangster Act. The case followed an investigation by SDM Kunda Bharat Ram and revenue official Rajasva Lekhpal.

A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party's district unit president, Chhavinath Yadav, and four others for allegedly carrying out agricultural activities on a piece of land that was attached under the Gangster Act, police confirmed on Monday.

The case, filed on Sunday, includes charges under sections 11 (solitary confinement), 112 (petty organised crime), 222 (omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance), 303 (2) (theft), and 329 (3) (criminal trespass and house trespass), according to authorities. The individuals named in the case are Yadav, his wife Priyanka, mother Shashiprabha, and his younger brother, following a complaint by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kunda Bharat Ram and revenue official Rajasva Lekhpal, said Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Rai.

In 2022, action was initiated against Yadav under the Gangster Act, resulting in the attachment of some properties, including a farm in Maudara village. Following a complaint by a villager, SDM Ram's investigation revealed paddy being sown on the farm. The case was registered after the allegations were confirmed, Rai added. Yadav is currently imprisoned in Pratapgarh district jail, Ram noted.

(With inputs from agencies.)