SP leader and family booked for extortion and theft in UP’s Bareilly
An FIR was registered against Samajwadi Party Bareilly district treasurer Gaurav Jaiswal and his wife, mother and brother for alleged theft and extortion.
Bareilly News: A local Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was arrested by police along with three of his family members on charges of extortion and theft in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. A senior police official said an FIR had been registered against Samajwadi Party district treasurer Gaurav Jaiswal and his wife, mother and brother following a complaint against them.
“An FIR was registered against Gaurav Jaiswal and his wife, mother and brother at Bithri Chainpur police station on Tuesday,” Additional Superintendent of Police (city) Rahul Bhati said.
The officer said a complaint was filed against Jaiswal and his family members by the wife of a local veterinarian on Monday. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the accused looted a gold chain and her mangalsutra (wedding chain) at gunpoint while she was taking an evening walk outside her house on December 30.
She also alleged that the accused demanded extortion money of Rs 10,000 per month from her, police said, adding that the families were also involved in a legal battle earlier.
On November 30, the veterinarian’s wife filed a complaint against the Samajwadi Party leader and his wife, alleging that after taking their house on rent, the accused refused to leave it and instead paid Rs 20 lakh demanded.
A chargesheet was filed in the case but the suspects were not arrested, a police officer said.
The Samajwadi Party is led by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The SP is one of the key regional parties in the opposition INDIA bloc, which hopes to wrest the BJP-led NDA government so it can return for a third term in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The damning allegations against a grassroots level leader of the party could have dire consequences for the Akhilesh-led party as well as its INDIA block partners in the run-up to the general elections.
(With PTI inputs)