SDM slap row: Rajasthan impartial candidate Naresh Meena despatched to 14-day judicial custody | India Information

NEW DELHI: Impartial MLA candidate Naresh Meena, who was arrested for slapping a sub-divisional Justice of the Peace, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, in accordance with an official.
Police introduced Meena just about earlier than a court docket in Niwai of Tonk district on Friday, citing issues over legislation and order.
“The court docket gave instructions to provide Naresh Meena via video convention after police cited legislation and order problem. Throughout the listening to, the court docket despatched Meena to judicial custody for 14 days,” Sitaram Sharma, the Impartial candidate’s authorized consultant, informed information company PTI.
The police reported that Meena faces 4 prison costs, which embrace interfering with public works and inflicting injury to authorities property.
Earlier on Thursday Rajasthan Police arrested Meena for allegedly slapping a sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) at a polling station throughout the Deoli-Uniara meeting constituency by-elections in Tonk district on Wednesday.
Tensions escalated within the district late Wednesday night when legislation enforcement tried to take Meena into custody following his alleged assault on SDM Amit Chaudhary. The incident was recorded on video, exhibiting Meena hanging the SDM outdoors a polling station the place Chaudhary was conducting election duties.
Throughout the polling course of at Samraota space, Meena tried to power his approach into the polling station. This led to a bodily altercation when police and administrative officers intervened to cease him.
In accordance with Meena, the SDM had secretly organized for 3 voters to solid their votes and that his election image displayed on the EVM was not clearly seen, inflicting confusion amongst his supporters throughout voting.

In response to the arrest, Meena’s supporters initiated a protest by setting ablaze the state freeway close to Samravata village. Authorities detained roughly 60 folks following episodes of civil disturbance, stone-throwing and arson within the space.
Meena comes from a politically lively household. His father, Kalyan Singh, served as village sarpanch for 3 a long time, while his mom at the moment holds the identical place in Baran district.
His partner Sunita serves as a Zila Parishad member, and his youthful brother’s spouse holds a place within the Panchayat Samiti.
Though beforehand affiliated with the Congress social gathering for an prolonged interval, Meena had incessantly opposed the social gathering when denied election tickets.
Tonk’s Superintendent of Police Vikas Sangwan mentioned that there’s a chance that Meena’s 14-day judicial custody could be prolonged additional.