UP: Police Take 34 In Custody In Case Filed Against SP Leader For Flouting Covid Norms

<p><strong>Etawah (UP):</strong> Police on Sunday took 34 people and 24 cars into custody in a case filed against Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav and 200 others under the Disaster Management Act for taking out a procession in violation of COVID-19 protocols.</p> <p>Yadav, the party's Yuvjan Sabha chief of Auraiyya, took out the procession involving a cavalcade of four-wheelers after he was released from the Etawah prison on Saturday, Senior Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Singh said.</p> <p>This prompted the police to file the case against the SP leader and 200 other people at the Civil Lines police station here, he said.</p> <p>"Police have formed eight teams, and on Sunday, 24 cars and 34 people were taken into custody," Singh said.</p> <p>He added that while Yadav was still at large, police have seized a car belonging to the SP leader.</p> <p>"Efforts are on to nab the main accused and the rest," the SSP said.</p>

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