Shrikant Tyagi, who abused woman at Noida society, arrested from Meerut

Self-proclaimed politician Shrikant Tyagi was on Tuesday arrested from Meerut in Noida abuse case.

The Noida Police had on Saturday detained four close associates and impounded two vehicles of an absconding politician accused of assaulting a woman and have lodged another FIR against him.

On Monday a bulldozer was also used to remove encroachment done by Tyagi.Tyagi was booked under Indian Penal Code section 354 (assault or use of criminal force on any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty) on Friday over a spat with a co-resident of their housing society in Sector 93B.

The woman objected to plantation of some trees by Shrikant Tyagi, citing violation of rules even as he claimed he was within his rights to do so.