Rampur. State General Secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union Tikait, Haseeb Ahmed, was arrested by the police on Tuesday. An FIR was registered against him in the Civil Lines police station for his comment on the Prime Minister five months ago. The police presented him in the court, from where he was released on interim bail till December 21.
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Haseeb Ahmed was the district president of the union for a long time. In the same year he was given the responsibility of State General Secretary. Farmers had staged a protest in the Collectorate in the month of July regarding their various demands, in which they made indecent remarks about the Prime Minister, the video of which also went viral.
However, he later apologized, accusing him of misrepresenting his views, but BJP leader Fasahat Ali Khan Sanu had filed an FIR against him in the Civil Lines police station.
Kotwal Pankaj arrested
On Tuesday, Civil Lines Kotwal Pankaj Pant arrested him from Faizullanagar intersection. He was kept in the police line for some time. During this time, Ganj Kotwali in-charge Luv Sirohi was also called with the force. Later the police presented him in the court.
The BKU leader filed an application for interim bail in the court through his advocate Riyasat Ali. The court has accepted his interim bail application till December 21. During this time, on receiving information about his arrest, farmers gathered in the court premises. But, returned after getting bail.