UP MLA’s son ‘threatens’ cop, probe ordered

In the video, MLA Devendra Singh Rajput’s son Jasveer, his nephew Dushyant and their friends are purportedly seen threatening Sub-Inspector Satendra Pal Singh for not taking their calls.

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As a video of Wedneday’s incident went viral on social media, the district police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the incident. However, no FIR has been filed yet.

A BJP MLA’s son in Uttar Pradesh allegedly threatened a police sub-inspector of getting him transferred after two men were taken into custody for creating a ruckus on the road in Kasganj. As a video of Wedneday’s incident went viral on social media, the district police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the incident. However, no FIR has been filed yet.

In the video, MLA Devendra Singh Rajput’s son Jasveer, his nephew Dushyant and their friends are purportedly seen threatening Sub-Inspector Satendra Pal Singh for not taking their calls.

Singh told The Indian Express, “On Wednesday noon, two youths… were fighting…I caught them and brought them to the police outpost… While I was taking them, Mohit called up MLA Devendra Rajput’s son, Jasveer, and asked me to speak to him on the phone. I refused…”

He said Jasveer reached the outpost with his cousin and 10 to 15 men and threatened him.

Kasganj SP Ashok Kumar said that action would be taken only after the probe is completed.

Meanwhile, a PTI report said that the MLA defended his son, saying that he did not threaten the policeman. He also accused the media of indulging in “illegal activities”.

Asad Rehman

Asad Rehman is with the national bureau of The Indian Express and covers politics and policy focusing on religious minorities in India. A journalist for over eight years, Rehman moved to this role after covering Uttar Pradesh for five years for The Indian Express. During his time in Uttar Pradesh, he covered politics, crime, health, and human rights among other issues. He did extensive ground reports and covered the protests against the new citizenship law during which many were killed in the state. During the Covid pandemic, he did extensive ground reporting on the migration of workers from the metropolitan cities to villages in Uttar Pradesh. He has also covered some landmark litigations, including the Babri Masjid-Ram temple case and the ongoing Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute. Prior to that, he worked on The Indian Express national desk for three years where he was a copy editor. Rehman studied at La Martiniere, Lucknow and then went on to do a bachelor's degree in History from Ramjas College, Delhi University. He also has a Masters degree from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. ... Read More

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