Absconding Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Sishamau assembly segment Irfan Solanki and his brother Rizwan Solanki, surrendered before the Kanpur police commissioner on Friday and subsequently were arrested in the arson and extortion case booked by the U.P. police.
The State police were on a lookout for the MLA after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him and others for rioting and arson at Nazir Fatima’s house over a land dispute on November 8. Several police teams were conducting raids across many states from the last two weeks to nab the MLA.
The MLA and his brother were accompanied by Arya Nagar MLA Amitabh Bajpai and Kanpur Cantt MLA Mohammad Hasan alias Roomi to the commissioner’s office during surrender.
The police charged Mr. Solanki and six others under sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 120 (criminal conspiracy) and other sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Mr. Solanki has refuted charges and released a video message during the period he was absconding alleging political vendetta and sought protection of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana.
He asked the U.P. Speaker to form a committee of legislatures to probe the charges against him and give justice which is not possible under the present government.
Published - December 02, 2022 07:54 pm IST
