Ex-pradhan booked over ‘false info’ gets court relief

Greater Noida: Yogesh Talan, a former village pradhan accused by the Gautam Budh Nagar administration of giving “false information” to the media, was granted interim bail by the district court on Thursday. Talan was booked under sections 188 (disobedience of public servant’s order), 269 & 270 (spread of disease) of the IPC and sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act after the administration was upset with his comments.
At Talan’s village, Mewla Gopalgarh in the Jewar area, some people who were ill and had Covid symptoms had been seeking treatment under a neem tree and were also being administered glucose drips there.Talan had spoken to visiting journalists. After news reports, the administration carried out inquiries and sent medical teams there.
However, the health department got an FIR registered against Talan, who was accused of misleading journalists.
Talan said, “I presented the facts before the court along with the copy of the FIR. Jewar police needs to present evidence to prove the charges. I have been made an accused for speaking the truth and will present the facts before the investigating officer.”