KANPUR: An
FIR has been registered against Farrukhabad’s
Samajwadi Party (
SP) district president for his
alleged controversial remark against Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath besides for violation of
Covid-19 norms.
“The FIR was registered on Friday at Shamshadbad police station on a complaint by former Nagar Panchayat Adyaksha Vijay Kumar Gupta, who has alleged that Nadeem Farooqui, SP district president, had made a
controversial statement against the chief minister soon after his release from jail on Wednesday, besides he also violated the
pandemic norms by taking out procession along with his hundreds of supporters,” police said.
Gupta alleged that Farooqui’s statement has hurt the feelings of the people.
Farooqui was earlier arrested and sent to jail on November 2 in connection with an alleged house-grabbing incident. He had made the controversial statement on Wednesday after reaching Shamshabad town following his release from the district jail.
Police station in-charge RK Rawat said, “Farooqui has been booked under
IPC sections 147, 148, 153 A, 269, 270, 188, 504, 506, 341, 152, 124 A and 7 CLA Act, besides Epidemic Act. No arrest has been made and further investigations are underway.”