Rajpipla (Gujarat), July 6: Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava was arrested on charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly attacked a taluka panchayat functionary at Dediapada in Narmada district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday during a meeting organised at the prant office in Vasava’s constituency Dediapada.
Vasava was arrested late Saturday night, the police said.
Vasava was produced in a local court this afternoon, which sent him in judicial custody and he is currently lodged in Vadodara central jail, Narmada district Superintendent of Police Prashant Sumbe said.
As per the FIR registered at Dediapada police station, Vasava, during the meeting on Saturday, got agitated after raising objection over his nominee not being considered for appointment as a member of ‘Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko’ (ATVT), a local-level coordination committee.
Vasava allegedly started abusing a woman president of Sagbara taluka panchayat, which was objected to by Dediapda taluka panchayat president Sanjay Vasava, who was part of the meeting.
As per Sanjay Vasava’s complaint, the MLA allegedly attacked him by hurling a mobile phone at him, causing injuries on his head.
The legislator also tried to attack the complainant with a glass but was prevented from doing so by police personnel present there, as per the FIR.
However, as the glass broke, the MLA picked up the glass shards and approached Sanjay Vasava and threatened to kill him though the latter somehow managed to escape, it said.
The MLA damaged a chair kept in the office, as per the complaint. (PTI)
