BJP MLA Yogesh Verma files FIR a week after ‘assault’ by District Bar Association president Awadhesh Singh

A video of the altercation, which went viral connected societal media, purportedly shows a radical of people, allegedly led by Singh, beating the MLA.

Verma claimed that the full incidental took spot successful the beingness of constabulary and administrative officials.

On Wednesday, based connected his complaint, a lawsuit was registered against 4 persons— Awadhesh Singh, his woman Pushpa Singh, and associates Sangram Singh and Neeraj Singh — arsenic good arsenic 40 unidentified persons. No arrests person been made truthful far, according to presumption location serviceman of Kotwali constabulary presumption Ambar Singh. He said that investigations are on.

Yogesh Verma is the sitting MLA from the Lakhimpur Kheri constituency.

Two days ago, the BJP expelled Awadhesh Singh and Pushpa Singh from the party. Pushpa Singh, a erstwhile president of the Urban Cooperative Bank, was besides a campaigner successful the upcoming predetermination of the Bank.

According to the police, MLA Yogesh Verma stated that connected October 9, portion helium was astatine his office, helium received accusation that BJP person and businessman Raju Agarwal had been “assaulted and abused” by Awadhesh Singh, his wife, and others erstwhile helium went to record his information papers for the station of delegate. Verma stated that helium was aboriginal informed that they had besides “attacked” different candidates who came to acquisition oregon record their information papers.

Police added that the MLA alleged that erstwhile helium arrived astatine the scene, helium saw the accused “threatening and abusing people” who were determination to record their papers. Verma claimed that erstwhile helium objected, Awadhesh and his associates allegedly attacked him, causing injuries. He further stated that the accused fled the country aft “threatening” him.

After the incident, MLA Yogesh Verma met UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana successful Lucknow and raised the contented successful the beingness of different MLAs.

The lawsuit has been filed nether BNS sections 131 (assault oregon transgression unit different than connected sedate provocation), 189 (2) (intentionally joins unlawful assembly oregon continues to beryllium portion of it), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).