Amethi (UP), May 27 (PTI) Police have registered a case against 10 named persons and 24 unidentified individuals for allegedly creating a ruckus, issuing death threats to family members and assaulting people at the residence of Samajwadi Party MLA Maharaji Prajapati here, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Tuesday at the legislator's residence in the Awas Vikas Colony, they said.
The FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by Anurag Prajapati, son of Maharaji Prajapati and Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, a former Uttar Pradesh minister.
Amethi Circle Officer Manoj Kumar Mishra said police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the alleged attack, but the accused had fled by then.
He said a preliminary probe revealed that the dispute stemmed from an argument on social media between the supporters of the MLA, Dheeraj Pal and Sher Bahadur Yadav, over certain comments posted online.
According to the complaint, Sher Bahadur Yadav and Jai Singh Yadav, along with more than three dozen people, allegedly reached the MLA's residence in three vehicles and created a ruckus.
The complainant alleged that the accused abused Maharaji Prajapati, her husband Gayatri Prajapati and other family members, issued death threats and assaulted people present at the house.
The accused also snatched the mobile phones from the women in the house to stop them from filming videos, Anurag Prajapati alleged in his complaint.
Police have filed a case against Jai Singh Yadav and others under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 191(2) (rioting), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the officer said.