FIR against SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, 20 other party workers for thrashing journalist

An FIR was registered against the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and 20 other party workers for allegedly thrashing a journalist during a press conference in Moradabad, UP.

An FIR was registered against the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and 20 other party workers for allegedly thrashing a journalist during a press conference in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. On the basis of a complaint by the journalist, Awadhesh Parashar, an FIR was registered at Pakhwara police station late on Friday night under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), officials said Akhilesh Yadav was booked under various sections of IPC - 147, 342 and 323. Along with the SP supremo, 20 other SP leaders were also booked.