BJP worker booked for businessman’s kidnap

  • | Wednesday | 11th July, 2018

“We had gone to Kataria’s office to ask him to return Kumar’s money, but he misbehaved with us. I refused and said my wife is independent to make her own decision. GHAZIABAD: A BJP worker and former MLC Prashant Chaudhary , and Rajendra Kumar , husband of Hapur Zila Panchayat president Amrita Kumar, were booked on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a businessman An FIR was registered against them under sections 147, 148, 323, 364, 504, 506, and 511 of the IPC, besides section 3 (1) (X) of the SC/ST Act. He also attacked us,” said Chaudhary. Hearing this they started abusing and thrashing me.

GHAZIABAD: A BJP worker and former MLC Prashant Chaudhary , and Rajendra Kumar , husband of Hapur Zila Panchayat president Amrita Kumar, were booked on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a businessman An FIR was registered against them under sections 147, 148, 323, 364, 504, 506, and 511 of the IPC, besides section 3 (1) (X) of the SC/ST Act. According to a complaint lodged by Arya, the wife of Sahin Kumar Kataria, the businessman was attacked on Tuesday afternoon by Chaudhary and Kumar along with 12 people who went to his office.Kataria said, “The duo came to seek my wife’s support in Hapur Zila Panchayat. I refused and said my wife is independent to make her own decision. Hearing this they started abusing and thrashing me. They also made casteist remarks, but when I did not budge, they pushed me into a car started to drive towards the Ganga canal with a motive to shoot me and dump my body.” “I managed to open the window of the car and cried for help, following which they took me to Kavi Nagar police station where I was freed.”Chaudharyclaimed Kataria owed Rs 15 lakh to Kumar for the past two years and was not returning it on one pretext or the other. “We had gone to Kataria’s office to ask him to return Kumar’s money, but he misbehaved with us. He also attacked us,” said Chaudhary.

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