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Five SP Workers Booked in Uttar Pradesh for Protesting Against CEC
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News18•08-10-2026, 00:15
Five SP Workers Booked in Uttar Pradesh for Protesting Against CEC
- •Police in Farrukhabad registered a case against five named Samajwadi Party workers and several unidentified individuals for protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The protesters allegedly raised slogans, made objectionable remarks, and blocked a main road without obtaining prior permission from the authorities.
- •Accused individuals including Ayush Yadav, Anurag Yadav, and others reportedly burned an effigy of the CEC, creating a traffic jam and public safety risks.
- •A formal complaint was lodged by Sub-Inspector Mulendra Singh, backed by video footage and photographs of the incident used as evidence.
- •Fatehgarh Kotwali Inspector Vijay Singh confirmed that an investigation is currently underway regarding the illegal effigy burning and protest.
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Police booked five Samajwadi Party workers and unidentified individuals for holding an unauthorized protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, raising slogans, burning his effigy, and blocking a main road.
The protesters were booked after gathering on a main road without permission from the competent authority, creating a traffic jam, and causing inconvenience to commuters and schoolchildren. Additionally, they set fire to a symbolic effigy of the CEC, creating smoke and posing a threat to public safety with inflammable material.
According to police officials, the named individuals involved in the protest at Ambedkar Tiraha included Ayush Yadav, Anurag Yadav, Arvind Yadav, Sanju Yadav, and Ravi Yadav.
