The police on Monday arrested Samajwadi Party Yuvjan Sabha district president Om Pal Gujar for allegedly slapping a government doctor summoned by Labour and Employment Minister Shahid Manzoor on Saturday.
Gujar was produced before the court,which sent him to jail.
The victim,Dr B K Gupta,told The Indian Express that Gujar was the person who had slapped him at the Circuit House. Dr Gupta said he recognised Gujar from photographs published in local newspapers. The police said they are looking for one Jitendra who had pushed Dr Gupta at the Circuit House before Gujar slapped him.