Shrikant Tyagi was yesterday arrested from an aide’s dwelling on the outskirts of Meerut.
New Delhi:
Shrikant Tyagi, the Noida politician arrested after he was filmed verbally abusing and assaulting a lady, has stated that the lady was “like his sister” and that he “realises his mistake”.
“I remorse the way in which I received carried away and used slangs. I shouldn’t have achieved that. She is like my sister. Ladies have a spot of respect within the society. So positively it’s a mistake. I realise that and I’m able to apologise to her,” he instructed TV9 Bharatvarsh in an interview after his arrest from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
“I received carried away and later realised that I ought to by no means use such language for anybody,” he added.
Requested in regards to the occasions that led to the altercation, he stated that he had planted palm bushes outdoors his floor ground flat. “The builder charged floor ground flat patrons 5 per cent further as prime location cost. In return, you get a inexperienced space outdoors your flat. That is talked about within the property registration papers. We planted palm bushes there in 2019 and other people began accusing us of encroachment,” he stated.
Requested about his alleged reference to Swami Prasad Maurya, who left the BJP and joined Samajwadi Celebration forward of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh election, Tyagi stated, “I by no means requested Mr Maurya for any assist. He didn’t assist me in any manner.”
Tyagi was on the run after a video of him verbally abusing a lady went viral. He was yesterday arrested from an aide’s dwelling on the outskirts of Meerut.
The Uttar Pradesh administration had cracked down laborious in opposition to Tyagi after the video of him verbally abusing the lady at Noida’s Grand Omaxe society went viral. A bulldozer razed allegedly unlawful constructions at Tyagi’s residence. He has additionally been charged beneath the state’s stringent Goonda Act.
Tyagi claimed to be a member of the BJP Kisan Morcha and his social media handles had a number of photos of him posing with prime BJP leaders, together with celebration chief JP Nadda. The BJP has denied any affiliation with him.
Residents of the society have accused him of threatening and intimidating them on a number of events.
