In Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh, a special
MP-MLA court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Samajwadi Party’s
Raniganj MLA R K Verma and ordered his arrest for not appearing in the court.
Judge Snehlata Singh ordered that Verma
be arrested and presented in the court on December 12 for not appearing despite
a summons in connection with a death threat case, as per a warrant issued by
the court on Tuesday.
Verma is accused of threatening to kill
Bahujan Samaj Party worker Kanhaiyalal Pasi for not campaigning for SP during
the civic elections held on April 28 this year.
A case was registered against the SP MLA
under Sections of the Indian Penal Code and Dalit Act at Pasi’s complaint at
Jethwara Police Station.
The court had issued a summons to the
lawmaker and ordered him to appear on November 28.
PTI
