Summary:
He was released last year after HC intervention.Other leaders with criminal cases include Imran Masood, Congress candidate from Saharanpur. Meerut: Yogesh Verma - dubbed as the mastermind of the April 2 violence against Dalits - has 28 criminal cases against his name, lodged at various police stations in Meerut.BSP's Verma, who is now contesting as a ‘mahagathbandhan’ candidate from Bulandshahr, also has a long history-sheet dating back to 1994.He was lodged in jail after the April 2 violence and NSA was slapped after police blamed him as the main conspirator. In his election affidavit, Masood has disclosed seven criminal cases against him.His rival and sitting Saharanpur MP Raghav Lakhanpal from BJP has declared two criminal cases including the one lodged after he allegedly led a mob and barged into the residence of Saharanpur SSP Luv Kumar to protest an attack on their procession through a restricted route to mark the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.Meerut BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal has declared three criminal cases in his election affidavit while his rival and ‘mahagathbandhan’ candidate has six criminal cases against him..