Noida, 9th August 2022: The Noida police have arrested Shrikant Tyagi, who, in a viral video was seen abusing a woman.
According to reports, Shrikant Tyagi has been arrested from Meerut. Shrikant Tyagi was absconding for four days.
Shrikant Tyagi is accused of misbehaving with a woman in Noida. According to the reports, three other people have also been arrested along with him.
Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar Police on Monday announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for the arrest of Shrikant Tyagi.
Police had said that Tyagi, a resident of Grand Omaxe Society located at 93-B, had absconded after the incident. After which the Phase-2 police station declared this reward on his arrest.
Tyagi describes himself as a BJP leader but the party has distanced itself from him.
In the Grand Omaxe Society of Noida Sector 93, Shrikant Tyagi had been doing illegal construction for a long time.
In 2019 also, the people of the society had complained against him to the Noida Authority, but using his political influence, he has been avoiding any charges.
Noida Authority officials reached there along with the labourers. The bulldozers also reached and the illegal construction of Shrikant Tyagi was demolished.