Slogan of ‘Inqalab Zindabad’ was raised by the couple which was produced in the district court by UP ATS on the charges of sedition and involvement in propagating Naxalism in the evening on Tuesday. The couple was staying in Shahpura in disguise.
After tracking for the couple UP ATS finally nabbed Manish Shrivastava and Anita Shrivastava from Trilanga area of Shahpura. Before the arrest information of their suspicious activities in propagating Naxalism eight more persons in Madhya Pradesh, Kanpur and Devaria in Uttar Pradesh were quizzed.
The couple was found involved in spreading and engaging activities connected to Naxalism.
The couple raised slogans of ‘Inqalab Zindabad’ when they were taken out of the court after been producing in the court for transit remand.
Before they could be escorted to the van by UP ATS and local police they told the media that they have been charged with sedition and would fight the charges.
During their stay in the state capital the couple with the local support made fake documents. Fake identification cards of different names and addresses of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were recovered from their possession. They were active for the past five years in spreading Naxalism ideology.
The two are residents of Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh. In the investigation cash, three laptops, 7 mobile phones, 18 SIM card and 7 internet dongles were recovered. Manish introduced that he run a NGO while Anita posed as teacher.
They were not working which suggests that they were funded and links would be investigated. So far in the investigation no link of the two has been found with the naxalites of Madhya Pradesh.