One person has been arrested and his brother booked here for allegedly posting a photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media in a derogatory manner, police said on Monday
Yogi Adityanath
One person has been arrested and his brother booked here for allegedly posting a photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media in a derogatory manner, police said on Monday.
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The accused and his brother, who runs a hair cutting salon in Banda township, had allegedly uploaded the controversial photo yesterday, Circle Officer Puwayan M S Rawat said.
Soon activists of the local unit of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) reached their salon and beat up the duo, Rawat said.
Police reached the spot and arrested Asid Ansari, one of the two brothers, Rawat said. His brother Asif Ansari managed to escape, he added.
A case has been filed against the two by HYV block president Neeraj Bajpai, the CO added.
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