The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Jagmohan Yadav, a former Director-General of Police (DGP), for allegedly threatening a village pradhan (head) in Jaunpur district over land dispute. The case against the former DGP is lodged at Mungra Badshahpur police station under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the complaint of Chandresh Gupta, the head of Tarahati village.
“On September 11, when local lekhpal, Station House Officer (SHO) and other block-level officials went to settle the land dispute in the village, Mr. Yadav had altercation with the villagers led by Chandresh Gupta. It has been alleged that the pradhan was threatened and assaulted by the ex-DGP. We have lodged complaint under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC,” said Atar Singh, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Machhalishahar.
