BJP Leader Shrikant Tyagi bail plea dismissed

BJP Leader Shrikant Tyagi bail plea dismissed by court on Thursday. Tyagi was arrested on Tuesday from Meerut after being on the run for four days and since he got into a row with a woman in his housing society reportedly over planting of trees.

New Delhi :BJP Leader Shrikant Tyagi's bail plea was dismissed by the court on Thursday. Tyagi was arrested following a viral video showing his tiff with a woman over plating of trees in his housing society.

The video that went viral on Tuesday showed the woman, a co-resident at Grand Omaxe society in Sector 93B, being abused and pushed by Tyagi. After that Tyagi was on run and on Wednesday he was arrested from Meerut. He was produced before the court where his bail plea was rejected.

He has been booked in three cases -- assaulting and abusing the woman, cheating, and the Gangsters Act, according to officials. Anu Tyagi admitted that the language used by her husband was inappropriate but alleged that the argument was triggered by the complainant herself.

Following the arrest of her husband, Anu Tyagi, wife of Shrikant admitting the wrong doing of her husband said that the whole incident was exaggerated.

"What happened was wrong, he should've apologized. He insulted a woman and it should have been handled more sensibly. No things are being blown out of proportion. Our car, trees, house and everything has suddenly become illegal," Anu Tyagi said.

"We were just planting trees. My husband was provoked. He would have said sorry and apologized. I, my children are being treated very badly by everyone around us," she added.