“They say I can’t go Agra. Wherever I go they stop me. Should I be sitting in the restaurant? Just because it’s politically convenient for them? I want to meet him, what’s the big deal in this?” asked Priyanka Gandhi.
“The moment I try to go to a place other than the party office, they (administration) try to stop me. This is causing inconvenience to the public as well,” she said.
After stopping his convoy, he was taken to Police Lines.
Does one have the right to be thrashed to death in police custody? The incident of Arun Valmiki’s murder in the custody of Agra Police… https://t.co/RINBdwOgw8
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1634710562000
Later in the afternoon, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate allowed Gandhi to proceed with 5 others.
The Lucknow police clarified that Priyanka Gandhi was not arrested, and was taken to the police line because of the crowd at the spot.
“He was neither detained nor arrested. Due to the heavy rush, the traffic movement was being disrupted and she was earlier asked to either go to the party office or her residence, but when she did not agree, she was sent to the police lines,” said Lucknow Police Commissioner DK Thakur said. .
Priyanka was going to Agra to meet Agra’s family Arun Valmiki, who was accused of stealing Rs 25 lakh from Jagdishpura police station and later died in police custody.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Agra) Muniraj Ji said that the accused Arun suddenly fell ill on Tuesday night, when his house was being raided to recover the stolen money.
Arun was accused of stealing money on Saturday night from a ‘malkhana’ (a storage house where confiscated items are kept by the police) of the police station where he worked as a sweeper.
Priyanka Gandhi raised questions on his death and demanded action against the policemen.
“The incident of Arun Valmiki’s death in Agra police custody is condemnable. On the day of Valmiki Jayanti, the UP government has acted against his messages. There should be a high level inquiry and action should be taken against the policemen, and the victim’s family should Get compensated,” she said on Twitter.
Does one have the right to be thrashed to death in police custody? The incident of Arun Valmiki’s murder in the custody of Agra Police… https://t.co/RINBdwOgw8
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1634710562000
(with agency input)
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