Dayashankar Singh. PTI file
Lucknow, July 29
Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh has been arrested from Buxar in Bihar in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh Police and Bihar Police, a senior officer said on Friday.
“Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh was arrested on Friday,” the UP-STF Senior Superintendent of Police said.
The arrest comes four days after a court in Lucknow issued a non-bailable warrant against him.
He has been on the run since being booked for having made “demeaning” comments about Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati.
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In his remarks made recently, he likened the leader to a commercial sex worker. His remarks led to a furore and his eventual expulsion from the BJP. — Agencies
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