The controversy over alleged demand of bribe by UP Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary SP Goel took a dramatic turn on Friday as lucknow police “swung into action” and took the whistleblower businessman into custody. Police booked Abhisekh Gupta, picked him up from his house and detained at the police station in the name of recording his statement under Section 161 of the CrPC.
According to a letter, written to the CM by Governor Ram Naik, which was leaked to the media, Goel had demanded Rs25 lakh from the businessman to clear his file regarding sanctioning of gram samaj land to him for construction of a petrol pump in Hardoi.
Interestingly, CM Yogi Adityanath too responded to the allegations by asking Chief Secretary Rajeev Kumar to probe the facts and submit a report for further action. In the meantime, the kin of the whistleblower staged a dharna near the CM’s residence in Kalidas Marg, demanding justice and his release.