Priyanka Stopped From Going To Agra Where Man Died In Police Custody
She was on her way to meet the family of a sanitation worker who was nabbed in connection with a theft & died in Police custody
Mumbai: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday was stopped by the UP Police on her way to Agra to meet the family of a sanitation worker who was nabbed in connection with theft & died in Police custody.
In a video, the police can be seen stopping Priyanka Gandhi & her convoy and saying, “You don’t have permission, we can’t allow you.”
Reacting to the incident, Priyanka Gandhi talked to the press and said that the police stop her wherever she goes. He also asked them what is the deal with me meeting the family of the worker.
“They say I can’t go to Agra. They stop me wherever I go. Should I keep sitting in restaurants? Just because it is politically convenient for them? I want to meet them, what is the big deal?,” Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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She also said that this kind of behaviour not only causes inconvenience to her & her convoy but also the public.
“The moment I try to visit any place other than the party office, then they (Administration) try to stop me…It is also causing inconvenience to the public,” she said.
The deceased sanitation worker, Arun, was arrested by police on Tuesday in connection with a theft of Rs 25 lakh from a warehouse on October 17.
The officials said he died in police custody after his health deteriorated during interrogation.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Agra Muniraj G said he suddenly fell sick on Tuesday night while a raid was being carried out at his house to recover the stolen money.
Police & his family rushed him to the hospital, but the doctor declared him brought dead.
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