Muzaffarnagar, April 23
Over 125 people, including a local BJP leader, were booked for allegedly obstructing an anti-encroachment drive here, police said on Monday.
The case was registered following a complaint by the Muzaffarnager Municipal board’s executive officer, according to City Magistrate Vebhav Mishra.
BJP leader Sunil Tayal was among those who were booked for disrupting the anti-encroachment drive, an official said.
Reportedly, the police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse the mob, including traders, opposing the drive. The protestors also staged a sit-in. PTI
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