UP Police refute Priyanka Gandhi's 'strangulation' claims, says 'car used unplanned route'

Rebutting Congress UP (East) General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's claims of strangulation by police, Luckw SSP Kalanidhi Naithini on Saturday has said that claims were false. Naithini revealed that area in-charge - Dr Archana Singh had reported that Vadra's car was moving in an unscheduled route. Singh has furr reported that police had t 'heckled or strangulated' Vadra on her visit to a victim's house.

UP police refutes 'strangulation' claims

Priyanka Gandhi claims UP police assaulted her, travels on a scooty to meet protesters

Priyanka Vadra: 'UP Police attacked, choked me'

Earlier in day, Vadra stated that after attending an anti-Citizenship Amendment Rally in Luckw, Uttar Pradesh Police had stopped her from meeting IPS officer Darapuri's family. She claimed that when she tried to go on foot, she was stopped and n attempted to travel on a scooter to family's house.  She added that police physically assaulted me by pulling her and choking her.

She said, "After my program, I was on my way to meet family members of Former IPS officer SR Darapuri. police stopped us mid-way and did t let me go. When I asked reason, y just told me that y can't let me go ahead." Gandhi added, "I decided to get out of car and walk. As soon as I started walking, police physically assaulted me by pulling me and choking me. After this, I sat on a two-wheeler but y stopped that too."

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Anti-CAA protests in UP

Violence has been witnessed in Uttar Pradesh for past weeks against amended Citizenship Act which has led to 21 deaths and many injured. Several videos of mobs of protestors attacking police have emerged, while police too have resorted to lathi-charge, tear gas in several places of protests. UP police have detained  5,500 people and arrested 1100 to date. Several places like Meerut, Luckw, Bijr, Rampur, Kanpur, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Muzaffarnagar, Bareli, Luckw witnessed rampant violence.

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beginning of violence in UP was witnessed on December 15 when Aligarh Muslim University students who were protesting were allegedly attacked by police using tear gas shells, rubber bullets, stun grenades, pellets, and stones. While police deny se claims, over 17 policemen and 60 students were injured as protestors began to vandalise public property and torch buses while pelting stones. Police have also booked 1000 Aligarh students in connection with clashes. CM Yogi Adityanath has issued tice to 498 'vandals' and soon police will identify protesters and recover losses.

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