HC to hear case against Yogi on July 4

Allahabad | Saturday | 2nd June, 2018

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ALLAHABAD: Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging dismissal of a criminal complaint case filed against the then MP Yogi Adityanath at Maharajganj district court.Hearing a revision petition filed against Talat Aziz , a woman leader of Samajwadi Party, Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh fixed July 4 as the next date of hearing.It is alleged that a meeting was organized by Talat Aziz in Maharajganj on February 10, 1999. The then MP of Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath, reached the meeting place and created disturbance, which ultimately resulted in violent clashes, it is further alleged.It is also alleged that during the violence, police head constable Satya Prakash , who was security guard of Talat Aziz, had died due to gun shot injuries.Subsequently, an FIR was lodged by Talat Aziz at Kotwali Maharajganj against Yogi and several unnamed persons.Subsequently, the matter was handed over to CB-CID for investigation, which closed the matter by submitting final report..