Noida (UP): Shrikant Tyagi, the BJP politician accused of assaulting a woman in Noida, who was arrested by Noida STF and Civil Police near Meerut on Tuesday, has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Tyagi was booked by UP Police on Friday for allegedly assaulting a woman after an argument with her inside a housing society. In a press conference, Commissioner of Police Alok Singh said Tyagi was arrested near Meerut. His three associates also have been arrested. These accused persons have been arrested in connection with a case related to the Omaxe Society of Sector 93 of Noida.
Noida Police have lodged a case of outraging the modesty of a woman against Tyagi and others. CP Alok Singh said that the video of the said incident on August 5 came to light through the social media monitoring team. However, the matter was not reported to the police by the victim. The victim was contacted by the police. Then a case was lodged and a search for the accused was started.
Initially, eight teams were constituted to apprehend Shrikant Tyagi. But he could not be traced as he was changing his locations and mobile devices. A massive team effort was launched. The number of teams was increased to 12. He was continuously being chased, the police said. Tyagi was constantly changing his locations and mobile devices. He went to Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Haridwar and Rishikesh. After a massive search operation, Tyagi was arrested alongwith the people harbouring him during these 3-4 days.
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While talking about the reason behind the dispute, the Commissioner of Police said that the dispute was related to the use of the common area in society, which started three years back in 2019. "There is a zero-tolerance policy against crime against women and children," the top cop said. "Tyagi had first tried to go to the airport but by the time the video was viral. Then he went to Meerut. He spent the night changing his device," he added.
"Then he went to Haridwar and Rishikesh. After spending some time there, he again entered UP. Then again he changed his device," he stated. CP Alok Singh also said that Shrikant Tyagi was using a VIP number series 001 of Lucknow transport authority. These numbers were acquired through bidding of not less than Rs 1 lakh each.
Police have recovered five vehicles used by Shrikant Tyagi including two Fortuners, two Safaris and one Honda Civic. The police said that his driver got a painted state emblem on the number plate of his car to show influence. The CP said," We are invoking the Gangster Act against Tyagi." While the politician stressed that he is a member of the BJP's Kisan Morcha and his pictures with senior leaders surfaced on social media, the party's local unit said he is not associated with them.
Multiple videos of the episode surfaced on social media, with one purportedly showing Tyagi hurling expletives and assaulting the woman. He also used abusive words for her husband and made derogatory remarks about her.
The Uttar Pradesh government officials on Monday morning used a bulldozer to demolish the encroachments of absconding politician Shrikant Tyagi outside his Noida residence. The Noida Authority dismantled the illegal structure of Tyagi's ground-floor apartment in Grand Omaxe Society in the city's Sector 93B, an official said.
