Several teams have been formed to arrest BJP MlA Rajkumar Thukral from Rudrapur who has been absconding since the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against him by court.
Moreover, police have announced a bounty of `2500 to anyone providing information about the MlA’s whereabouts to police, said Udham Singh Nagar senior superintendent of police Ridhim Aggarwal on Tuesday.
There is no information about MlA Thukral's plans to visit the Vidhan Sabha in Dehradun during the coming budget session scheduled to begin from February 6, even though, the local Intelligence Unit (lIU) personnel have been asked to give special focus to bordering areas of Udham Singh Nagar district.
The SSP said that she had informed the Dehradun police about possibility of MlA’s arrival during previous Vidhan Sabha session as MlA had earlier remained absent from two consecutive assembly sessions.
As per rule, if an MlA remains absent from three assembly sessions in succession, he or she is liable to lose membership of the legislative assembly. Aggarwal further said that whether Thukral had signed the attendance register for MlAs or not, it is a matter of
investigation. The Uttarakhand director general of police BS Sidhu had formed a team headed by Dehradun SP rural and the members have been directed to submit report after reviewing CCTVs, MlA’s signature on register and security preparedness.
Moreover, several teams have been formed and deployed at various places to nab the absconding BJP MlA.Thukral was declared absconding after a court issued a non-bailable warrant against him for his alleged role in the 2011 communal riots.
Critics opine that failure to arrest BJP MlA Thukral indicates that police comes under pressure when they have to act against political executives. Udham Singh Nagar Police had information about BJP MlA Thukral’s arrival in the special Vidhan Sabha session and due to political pressure, Dehradun police had not arrested Thukral, aver observers.