BAREILLY: Former Samajwadi Party minister Hemraj Verma, national president of Mahan Dal Keshav Dev Maurya and 185 workers of both parties were booked under eight IPC sections and two sections of the Pandemic Act for taking out a ‘Jan Aakrosh’ rally without seeking the mandatory prior permission from the district administration in Bisalpur area of Pilibhit district on Monday.
Police said the rally not only had flouted the Covid guidelines but also disrupted the traffic on the Shahjahanpur-Pilibhit state highway, causing inconvenience to the commuters.
Besides, police also alleged that the participants in the rally — started in Pilibhit and would conclude in Budaun — misbehaved with the police officers on duty.
