Meher was arrested hours after he was detained for questioning for allegedly forcing Public Works Department (PWD) Junior Engineer Jaykant Sabar to do sit-ups for the low-quality work in the constituency.
Bhubaneswar, June 24
Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator from Odisha’s Patnagarh, Saroj Meher, was on Monday arrested, about three weeks after he allegedly made a government official do sit-ups for poor quality of roads.
Meher was arrested hours after he was detained for questioning for allegedly forcing Public Works Department (PWD) Junior Engineer Jaykant Sabar to do sit-ups for the low-quality work in the constituency.
In a viral video clip, the MLA was seen forcing Sabar to do sit-ups in public glare and threatening that the people would beat him if he did not obey the order.
The police registered a case against the MLA on the basis of an FIR lodged by the engineer’s wife on June 6. IANS
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