Police and the administration have tightened the noose around Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Shrikant Tyagi who had abused and misbehaved with a lady in his housing society at Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
While Tyagi is on the run, Noida police have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on him. The police have also arrested six associates of Tyagi who had entered Noida society last night to threaten the lady who had lodged a complaint in this matter.
On Monday, the Noida authorities cracked down on the encroachments made by Shrikant Tyagi at the Omax Housing Society where he was residing. Tyagi had illegally constructed a room and grabbed part of the basement in the Omax apartment in Noida. Besides this, a team of Goods & Service Tax (GST) also raided the shop owned by Tyagi in Bhangel market of Noida.
According to the officials of Noida, Tyagi, who originally belonged to the Bhangel area has illegally constructed 15 shops here. Now the authorities have planned to raze those illegal shops.
It may be mentioned that in a viral video, the so-called BJP leader Shrikant Tyagi was seen abusing a woman after she complained about the encroachment of a park meant for children in the housing society.
According to the lady, Tyagi was encroaching on the park in the housing society and when she opposed the former abused and manhandled her. Tyagi has been on the run since the Noida Police Commissionerate had lodged an FIR against the BJP leader after the complaint was filed.
Noida Police had taken four people, including the wife of Tyagi and his driver into custody to know the whereabouts of the absconding BJP leader.
According to the Noida Police Commissioner, raids are being conducted at several places to find Tyagi. His location has been traced in Hardwar and Rishikesh in Uttrakhand and the local police there have been contacted to arrest him.
Meanwhile, the home department of UP has also swung into action after this matter has hit headlines all across. The Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home Awaneesh Awasthi himself has been monitoring the case and assured that Tyagi would be behind bars very soon.
Six policemen, including a Noida police inspector, have been suspended for laxity in checking the activities of Tyagi and his goons.
