UP: PSP candidate booked for bribery, influencing election in Chandauli

VARANASI: The Pragatishil Samajwadi Party candidate from Chandauli seat Subhash Chandra Agrawal landed in troubled waters, as an FIR was lodged against him at the Mughalsarai Kotwali police station on Sunday evening.
According to reports, Agrawal, a coal merchant, allegedly distributed money among reporters during a press conference violating the model code of conduct. The matter was reported to police..
Mughalsarai inspector Shivanand Mishra told TOI over phone that the FIR was lodged on the complaint of the static team of election commission against Agrawal for violating model code of conduct.He was booked under sections 171B (bribery) and 171C (undue influence at elections) of IPC.