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New Desk, Aug 9: The Noida police on Tuesday arrested Shrikant Tyagi, who identifies himself on social media as a national executive member of the BJP’s Kisan Morcha, along with three others in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district.
#ShrikantTyagi arrested by Police near Noida in Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh Police Sources
In a recent viral video, Tyagi was seen assaulting and abusing a woman at Grand Omaxe in Noida's Sector 93 and was on a run ever since. pic.twitter.com/lVqeva3CGh
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This comes a day after bulldozers tore down the illegal construction outside his house at the Grand Omaxe housing society in Noida’s Sector-93B on Monday. Tyagi’s lawyer moved a surrender application in a Greater Noida court and the UP police announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information about him.
Notably, Tyagi is charged of shoving and abusing a woman who lives in Noida’s Sector 93B Grand Omaxe neighbourhood during an altercation.
His wife had earlier that day been brought into police custody once more for questioning. Around 6 am on Tuesday, the police came and took his wife from Srikant’s apartment. She was detained by the Noida Police on Friday, and they interrogated her for more than 24 hours. Additionally, the police have detained and are interviewing Srikant’s relatives.
Six of his supporters were detained by the police on Monday after they entered the Grand Omaxe society late on Sunday night without permission and inquired about the address of the woman that Tyagi had assaulted.
