new Delhi: Gujarat AAP youth wing leader Yuvraj Singh Jadeja has been arrested for allegedly attacking policemen on duty and dragging a constable on the bonnet of a car. A senior police officer gave this information on Wednesday.
Jadeja, who was arrested by Gandhinagar police on Tuesday night, was booked under IPC section 307 for “attempt to murder” as part of his actions, said Inspector General (Gandhinagar range) Abhay, among other charges. The constable could have died as a result. Chudasama.
Deputy Superintendent of Police MK Rana said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before a local court, which sent him to judicial custody after the police did not seek his remand.
According to Chudasama, Jadeja had come to the Gandhinagar police headquarters on Tuesday evening to offer his support to job aspirants (for the post of assistant school teachers or “vidya assistants”) who were detained by the police and taken to the headquarters. Was gone because they didn’t have permission. His opposition.
“After some heated argument, Jadeja attacked some on-duty policemen and ran towards his car after gathering of more police on the spot. He then got into his car and tried to flee from the spot. He did not stop his car when the constable signaled him to do so,” the IPS officer told reporters.
He told that constable Laxman Vasava jumped on the bonnet to save himself from the speeding car.
Chudasama said that Jadeja stopped his car after covering some distance and the constable somehow managed to latch onto the bonnet, Chudasama said.
“The entire incident was recorded in the dashboard camera of Jadeja’s car. The constable could have died in this incident. We have sent the camera and Jadeja’s mobile phone for forensic analysis,” the Inspector General said.
While AAP leader Praveen Ram demanded the immediate release of his party colleague, claiming that the BJP government is “afraid” of Jadeja, Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani, who is also a government spokesperson, said that no one should be allowed to act under the law. You don’t have the right to take it into your own hands. ,
Jadeja has acquired the image of a “whistleblower” after exposing alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations. His complaints of irregularities and paper leaks have resulted in the cancellation of two examinations for the recruitment of clerks in the last few months.
Jadeja had recently claimed that the question paper of an examination for the recruitment of forest guards was also leaked, a charge denied by the state government.