UP: FIR against SP MLA for calling meet in hotspot

KANPUR: A case has been filed against Samajwadi Party legislator Irfan Solanki, his brother and a former corporator for holding a meeting in Prem Nagar hotspot and flouting social distancing norms.
On Thursday, hundreds of people had thronged streets to demand withdrawal of restrictions in Prem Nagar. The police out-post in charge was suspended over the incident asa video of the incident went viral on social media.
SSP Anant Deo said, "We have booked the MLA, his brother and former corporator-Farhan Lari for violation of lockdown norms in the city and also suspended Takia police out-post in charge Surendra Narain Shukla for dereliction of duty."
SSP Anant Deo said the video shows that only few policemen and others have covered their faces with masks, majority of people allegedly violated the mandatory social distancing.