KAUSHAMBI, November 8 (Aalimi Nation) – Police in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district have registered a first information report against Samajwadi Party MLA Indrajeet Saroj and several unidentified supporters on a complaint by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader. The allegations are those of the complainant and have not been tested in court.
The complaint was filed late on Saturday night by Virendra Saroj, chairman of the Manjhanpur Nagar Palika Parishad. He alleged that supporters of the Manjhanpur MLA tried to attack him. According to the complaint, he was travelling in his private vehicle towards Prayagraj on Friday at about 5 pm when the MLA and his supporters surrounded the car near Myohar village, which falls under the Karari police station area. His official security guard was with him.
The complainant alleged that the MLA and supporters, including persons named Vedpal, Shadab and Shivpujan Yadav, raised slogans against the BJP, used abusive language and tried to attack him with intent to kill.
Kaushambi Superintendent of Police Satyanarayan Prajapat confirmed that an FIR had been registered at Karari police station. It cites several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including provisions on endangering life, rioting, intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, and wrongful restraint. Police said the investigation is under way and that further legal action will depend on its findings.
Reports differ on the timing of the alleged incident, with one account placing it on Friday afternoon and another referring to Saturday evening. The number of supporters named also varies between reports; one account says four people were named, along with hundreds of unidentified supporters.
Indrajeet Saroj had not made a public statement on the FIR in the reports reviewed. One regional report said Samajwadi Party leaders described the allegations as a political stunt and baseless, but that claim could not be independently confirmed. The BJP has not commented beyond the complaint itself.
Indrajeet Saroj represents Manjhanpur, a seat in Kaushambi district, and is a senior Samajwadi Party leader who has previously served as a minister in the state. Kaushambi has in recent years seen sharp contests between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, and complaints filed by local leaders of one party against another are common in the run-up to elections. The state's next Assembly election is due in early 2027.
An FIR is the first step in a criminal case and does not by itself establish guilt. Investigators typically record statements from the complainant, the security guard and any independent witnesses before deciding whether to file a charge sheet or a closure report. Footage from nearby shops or phones, if available, may also be examined.
Police are expected to question the people named in the complaint and examine the location near Myohar village. Any arrests or notices will depend on what the inquiry finds. The Samajwadi Party may also choose to respond formally or file a counter-complaint, though no such step has been reported.
