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Tappal farmers block Aligarh highway after leader’s arrest



After a lull for over a month, farmers of Tappal area in Aligarh district came down on the streets to protest the arrest of their leader, Manvir Singh Teotiya, on Tuesday evening.

Hundreds of farmers blocked the Aligarh-Delhi Highway in Tappal demanding immediate release of Teotiya who was arrested earlier in the day. Angry mob raised anti-government slogans and hurled expletives at the District Magistrate and the SSP who reached the spot to bring the situation under control.

The agitation ended around 10 pm after the officers gave assurance to the villagers. While Aligarh police said that Teotiya was arrested by the Noida police, his supporters claimed that the farmer leader was arrested by Circle Officer (CO) of Khair area (in Aligarh), Satendra Singh Rathi, who handed him over to Noida police. Teotiya was arrested while returning from Parsaul village in Dankaur area of Greater Noida where he held a public meeting without the administration’s permission.

“The Gautam Budhh Nagar police arrested Teotiya for violation of Section 144 of the CrPc (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) while he was on way to Aligarh from Noida this evening,” said Aligarh SSP Satyendra Vir Singh. Teotiya has also been charged under Section 151 of the CrPc (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences).

“The farmers were maintaining peace since the issue was settled with the government last month. But the police have provoked us by arresting Teotiya for no reason,” said Chanderpal Singh, an associate of Teotiya.