LUCKNOW, June 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment on Wednesday arrested former Payagpur (Bahraich) MLA Mukesh Srivastava, also known as Gyanendra Pratap Srivastava, in an alleged disproportionate assets (DA) case. The former legislator termed the action unjustified and said the public would give an appropriate reply in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

According to the Vigilance Establishment, Srivastava was arrested in connection with a case registered in 2023 under Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The agency alleged that during his tenure as an MLA from March 2012 to March 2017, he accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The Vigilance Establishment also s...