Archive · 7 Jun 2025
UP Congress Chief Calls Arrests a Conspiracy; Workers Face Charges
Two people who work for the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh were arrested.
They are accused of stealing from a woman's shop, taking her belongings, and bothering her.
The woman says that the two people took her shop and belongings even though she had a court order.
The head of the Congress party in the area, Ajay Rai, says this is a plan to make him look bad.
Police say they arrested the two based on the woman's claims.
Two Congress workers, allegedly close to UP Congress chief Ajay Rai, were arrested.
They face charges of robbery, theft, and molestation.
The arrests followed a complaint by a woman who was allegedly harassed and evicted from her shop.
The woman claimed the accused stole her belongings despite a court order.
Ajay Rai termed the arrests a political conspiracy to defame him.
- Who
- Anand Pandey and Amit Pathak, Congress workers; Ajay Rai, UP Congress chief; Sachina Khatoon, complainant.
- What
- Two Congress workers were arrested on charges including robbery, theft, and molestation.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Chetganj area, Varanasi, UP
- Why
- Based on a woman's complaint of harassment, extortion and theft related to her shop.
Ajay Rai's Perspective
Police Investigation
Nature of Arrests
Ajay Rai's Perspective
Ajay Rai claims the arrests are a political conspiracy to defame him.
Police Investigation
Police arrested two Congress workers on charges of robbery, theft, and molestation based on a woman's complaint.
- Accused
- Anand Pandey and Amit Pathak
- Charges
- Robbery, theft, and molestation
- Complainant
- Sachina Khatoon
- Location
- Chetganj area, Varanasi
- Arrest Date
- Thursday