India Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Thursday arrested by police under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code while they were proceeding on foot towards Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit gang-rape victim after their convoy was stopped in Greater Noida by Police.
In dramatic scenes on the highway between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh today, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained for defying a ban on large gatherings as they headed to Hathras to meet the family of the gang rape victim who died on Tuesday.
Rahul was allegedly also shoved and pushed to the ground by police personnel present at the site. Pictures of him falling down in the melee were shared by the Congress party across social media.
.@RahulGandhi ji and @priyankagandhi ji arrested by #डरपोक_योगी Sarkar! Only because they asked for justice! pic.twitter.com/KaeJUMLlhG
— Ruchira Chaturvedi (@RuchiraC) October 1, 2020
Watch | Rahul Gandhi Arrested On Way To #Hathras, Asks Cops "On What Grounds" https://t.co/jr0vpXpUOD pic.twitter.com/hGRrZdjLWB
— NDTV (@ndtv) October 1, 2020