New Delhi:
A case has been registered against Congress leader and former MP Renuka Chowdhury for grabbing the collar of a cop during a protest in Hyderabad. He has been charged under Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code which punishes assault or criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging his duty.
A video of the incident went viral on social media Earlier today, Ms Chowdhury was shown holding the collar of a policeman during a party’s protest against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons on Thursday in Telangana. Rahul Gandhi,
The 43-second video also shows Ms. Chowdhary having an argument with a policeman. Then women police officers dragged him towards a police van.
The protest was organized as part of the “Chalo Raj Bhavan” call given by the Congress party to protest the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED. The agency is questioning him in a money laundering case related to the National Herald-AJL deal.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar told news agency ANI, “Protest is our right. We will fight for justice. They (ED) are not taking the case of any BJP leader. They are only harassing Congress people. “
Bengaluru Police said the Congress’ protest was against the Karnataka High Court order. “The High Court had earlier ordered that there will be no protest anywhere except Freedom Park. We informed them about it. They gave us in writing about the protest but we rejected it. We told it to them in the morning as well. If they go ahead, we will take them into preventive custody,” Bhimashankar S Guled, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru East told ANI.