Sant Kabir Nagar (UP): Samajwadi Party MP Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad has been booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act following a complaint alleging assault, caste-based abuse and criminal intimidation, while another FIR was registered against unidentified persons on the MP's complaint over alleged damage to his vehicle, officials said.
The incident took place on Friday evening near Amardobha crossing in the Bakhira police station area when a dispute broke out after police stopped a DJ being played during a Ganesh idol-immersion procession. The MP's vehicle got caught in the ensuing commotion and its window was allegedly damaged after stones were thrown at it.
