Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Samajwadi Party MP Booked After Procession Clash in Uttar Pradesh
A disagreement happened during a Ganesh idol-immersion procession in Sant Kabir Nagar.
Police had stopped music from a DJ, and confusion followed.
Vishal Kumar said the MP’s vehicle hit him and that he was then insulted with caste-based words and threatened.
The police booked the MP under a law protecting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Nishad gave a different account of what happened.
He said people shouted slogans and threw bricks and stones at his vehicle.
Police also filed a case against unidentified people based on his complaint.
Officials said they will investigate both sides and examine evidence before deciding what happens next.
Samajwadi Party MP Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad was booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Local resident Vishal Kumar alleged that Nishad’s vehicle hit him and that he was later abused and threatened.
Nishad denied the account and alleged that protesters pelted his vehicle with stones after seeing its party flag.
Police also registered an FIR against unidentified people over alleged damage to Nishad’s vehicle.
The police said allegations and evidence from the scene would be examined before further action.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party MP Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad, local resident Vishal Kumar, Zila Panchayat member Vishwketu Yadav, their supporters and unidentified persons.
- What
- Two FIRs were registered after allegations of assault, caste-based abuse, criminal intimidation and damage to Nishad’s vehicle.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday evening, and the FIRs were registered on Saturday; the report is dated September 20.
- Where
- Near Amardobha crossing in the Bakhira police station area of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The dispute began after police stopped a DJ during a Ganesh idol-immersion procession.
Nishad’s account
Kumar’s account
How the confrontation began
Nishad’s account
Nishad alleged that protesters raised slogans against him and attacked his vehicle with bricks and stones after seeing the party flag.
Kumar’s account
Kumar alleged that chaos began after the DJ was stopped and that Nishad arrived in a vehicle that hit him.
Alleged conduct after the incident
Nishad’s account
Nishad said he left the vehicle and ran toward a market to protect himself before police intervened.
Kumar’s account
Kumar alleged that Nishad, Vishwketu Yadav and supporters used caste-related abuse and threatened to kill him after he objected.
Police cases
Nishad’s account
Nishad’s complaint led to an FIR against unidentified persons over alleged damage to his vehicle.
Kumar’s account
Kumar’s complaint led to an FIR naming Nishad, some unidentified persons and invoking the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
- Main accused
- Samajwadi Party MP Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad
- Counter-complainant
- Vishal Kumar, a local resident of the Bakhira police station area
- Location
- Amardobha crossing, Bakhira area, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Laws invoked
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 191(2), 110, 324(4) and 125
- Additional law
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Police position
- FIRs were registered on complaints from both sides, with further action pending examination of evidence
- Reported damage
- Nishad alleged that bricks and stones damaged a window of his vehicle