Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Two Congress Leaders Detained After Alleged Agra Residence Defacement
Police in Agra detained two Congress leaders.
They are Anil Yadav and Mukesh Dhangar.
Police say the men went to protest at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s ancestral home.
Kumar’s elderly parents live there.
Police also allege that the home’s walls were defaced.
Officers reportedly chased the men’s vehicle as it tried to leave Agra for Delhi.
The two men were named in a complaint.
Police said they were registering a formal case, called an FIR.
Agra Police detained Congress leaders Anil Yadav and Mukesh Dhangar.
Police allege the pair tried to stage a protest at Gyanesh Kumar’s ancestral home.
The residence’s walls were allegedly defaced while Kumar’s elderly parents were inside.
Police said officers chased their vehicle as they allegedly headed from Agra to Delhi.
An FIR was being registered, according to Agra Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar Yadav.
- Who
- Congress leaders Anil Yadav and Mukesh Dhangar were detained; the residence belongs to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s family.
- What
- Police detained the two leaders over an alleged protest, disruption of law and order, and defacement of the residence’s walls.
- When
- Monday.
- Where
- At Gyanesh Kumar’s ancestral home in Agra; police said the vehicle was heading toward Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the men allegedly attempted to stage a protest and disrupt the law-and-order situation at the residence.
- Detained leaders
- Anil Yadav and Mukesh Dhangar
- Political affiliations
- Yadav is a Congress state general secretary (organisation); Dhangar is Mathura district president.
- Location
- Gyanesh Kumar’s ancestral home in Agra
- Residents
- Gyanesh Kumar’s elderly parents
- Alleged conduct
- Attempted protest and defacement of the residence’s walls
- Police action
- The two were detained after officers chased their vehicle toward Delhi.
- Legal status
- Both were named in a complaint, and an FIR was being registered.