Gujarat AAP MLA, Charged In Assault Case, Surrenders After Being On The Run For A Month

Chaitar Vasava's wife Shakuntala, his personal assistant Jitendra Vasava along with farmer Rameshbhai were arrested last month.

AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava surrendered before the police at Dediapada town in Gujarat's Narmada district on Thursday in a case filed against him and some others more than a month back for allegedly threatening forest department personnel and firing one round in the air, an official said.

Vasava reached the Dediapada police station with hundreds of his supporters after leading a procession from his party office here in the morning. Some videos of his procession were also shared by his supporters on social media.

Following his surrender, he was formally arrested by the police. Along with him, three other accused also surrendered, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ghanshyam Sarvaiya said.