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Last Update: January 02, 2023, 16:57 IST
Congress MLA Sunil Saraf from Kotma in Anuppur at his residence on the occasion of New Year. (Image: Twitter/@SuneelSarafINC)
After the incident, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra ordered Anuppur SP to take action against the MLA.
Congress MLA Sunil Saraf landed in fresh trouble on Monday after a video of him dancing with a gun in hand at a New Year event went viral, prompting the Madhya Pradesh government to order a police probe into the matter.
As per the purported video, the MLA from Kotma is seen dancing and waving a gun on the stage.
In a tweet on Sunday, the MLA shared pictures of the New Year celebrations at his private residence and thanked people for attending the event and sending him birthday wishes.
#new year_2023 I would like to express my gratitude to you for having accepted my invitation and attending the dinner program organized at my private residence, on the occasion of which I would like to express my gratitude to you. Also, I wish you all the best wishes on my birthday. very overwhelmed pic.twitter.com/uH2fKmdruq
– Sunil Saraf MLA Kotma (@SuneelSarafINC) January 1, 2023
Following the incident, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra ordered the police to take action against the MLA. “Anuppur SP has been instructed to take action in connection with the viral video of firing by Sunil Sarraf, Congress MLA from Kotma,” he told reporters.
Anuppur SP has been instructed to take action regarding the viral video of firing of Congress MLA Sunil Sarraf from Kotma. pic.twitter.com/GNanfsnqoh– Dr Narottam Mishra (@drnarottammisra) January 2, 2023
This is not the first time that the Kotma MLA has faced criticism. In October 2022, Saraf and Satna’s Congress MLA Siddharth Kushwaha were booked for allegedly molesting a 32-year-old woman in a train.
Both these MLAs were accused of holding the woman’s hand and asking her to have food with them in the train going from Rewa to Bhopal. The woman, who was traveling with her 8-month-old baby, spoke to her husband, who is an advocate, and later approached the Jabalpur Railway Police.
According to PTI, police have registered a case against Saraf and Kushwaha under Indian Penal Code section 354 (assault or criminal force to any woman, with intent to outrage her modesty or knowing it to be likely to outrage her modesty). Have done
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