Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday ordered the arrest of two of her own Bahujan Samaj Party leaders for their involvement in arson at the residence of state Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi in Lucknow in July 2009.
The Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department, which was entrusted with the probe into the sensational case, took BSP MLA Jitendra Singh 'Babloo' and UP State Ganna Sansthan chairman Intezar Abdi 'Bobby' into custody late Thursday night.
Babloo was rewarded with the rank of a minister shortly after he shot into infamy for his involvement in the arson.
Disclosing the arrest in Lucknow, Special Director General of Police Brij Lal said, 'both ruling party leaders
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