patna protests: Tej Pratap held, sent to 14-day judicial custody
PATNA, July 27 -- Former Bihar minister and chief of Janshakti Janata Dal Tej Pratap Yadav, also the elder son of RJD supremo and senior Bihar leader Lalu Prasad, was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Sunday following his arrest late on Saturday, police said. Yadav was arrested for his presence in Saturday's Bihar bandh protests and on charges that he allegedly "incited" protesters whose actions resulted in damage to public property.
The Bihar bandh call was given by Left-oriented organisation such as the All India Student Association (AISA) over the NEET leak issue and for resignation of former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
At around 12:15 am (on Sunday), Patna police brought Tej Pratap from the Naubatpur police station and produced him before a judicial magistrate at his residence in Chhaju Bagh, Patna. The JM sent Yadav to the Beur Central Jail of Patna for 14 days of judicial custody.
This is the first time Yadav, who floated his outfit in 2005 and has been known for his occasional unruly behaviour and is also embroiled in a domestic strife issue with his estranged wife, has been sent to jail in his political career spanning over a decade. P3...
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