Samajwadi Party (SP) leader who had contested Assembly election from Kunda Pratapgarh against Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a dacoity besides other charges.
Gulshan Yadav, the working president of SP district unit of Pratapgarh, had a criminal record and was on the police radar for quite some time. He has been arrested by the Kunda police of Pratapgarh from Prayagraj.
Former district chief of the SP and brother of Gulshan Yadav, Chhabi Nath Yadav is already in jail on criminal charges. The Pratapgarh police after arresting Gulshan Yadav said 29 cases were pending against him and this arrest was made in connection with a dacoity. The SP had been extending support to Raja Bhaiya in the past. But in the last Assembly election, Gulshan Yadav challenged Raja Bhaiya on SP ticket but lost badly. At present Gulshan Yadav is the working president of the SP district unit of Pratapgarh.
Meanwhile, a joint team of the Special Task Force and Tharwai police on Monday evening arrested a criminal identified as Dhananjay Yadav of Jaitwardeeh who was evading arrest for the past five years. He was wanted by the Tharwai police in connection with a case registered under Section 302 and 120 B of the IPC. He was also carrying a cash reward of Rs 25,000. The arrest was made near Phaphamau railway station while planning to escape.