''Sacrilege'' case: Punjab police arrest AAP legislator Yadav

Chandigarh, July 24

A team of Punjab Police on Sunday arrested from Delhi AAP MLA Naresh Yadav who has been booked in connection with the alleged Malerkotla sacrilege incident on June 24.

Yadav was booked under relevant sections of the IPC after one of the accused, Vijay Kumar, arrested in connection with the incident, claimed he had done it at the behest of the AAP MLA.

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SP (Detective) Jaskaran Singh said Yadav will be produced before the court tomorrow.

The Punjab police have already questioned the AAP MLA twice in connection with the incident.

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Yadav was booked under various Sections of IPC, including 109 (punishment for abatement if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 injury or defiling place of worship with an intent to insult the religion of any class).

Police had claimed Vijay had even met the MLA before the incident and calls were also exchanged between them.

The Mehrauli MLA and his party have denied the charges and alleged it was a "political conspiracy" to malign the party's image ahead of Assembly polls in Punjab. — Agencies