Ropar police arrested Navneet Chaturvedi last night. Ropar police will present Chaturvedi in Ropar court in a while. The arrest was made following the order of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sukhwinder Singh. SSP Chandigarh and SHO Sector-3 police station were instructed to ensure compliance with the warrant and also the SHO has been ordered to submit an explanation along with the counter signature of the SSP within four days. The court has said that if the orders are violated, strict legal action will be taken against the SHO.
Naveen Chaturvedi is accused in the case of fraud in the Punjab Rajya Sabha by-election. He was arrested by the Punjab Police at around 8 pm last night. The police said that the accused is being interrogated and further legal action will be taken soon. Officials said that the matter is being investigated with all seriousness. With this arrest, emphasis has been placed on transparency and adherence to legal rules in the election process.
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Let us tell you that after the order of the court, Rupnagar police reached Chandigarh to arrest Chaturvedi. The order comes amid growing tension between the Punjab and Chandigarh police over his custody. Navneet Chaturvedi, who filed his nomination for the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Punjab, claimed that he had the support of 10 AAP MLAs, whose signatures he also showed. However, the MLAs dismissed it as fake.
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