UP Court Declares Ex MP Jaya Prada "Absconder", Orders Arrest
NDTV
Two cases were registered against the former MP from Rampur for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
A court in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday declared former MP and actor Jaya Prada an "absconder" in connection with two cases of election code violations and directed the police to arrest her and produce her before it on March 6.
According to senior prosecution officer Amarnath Tiwari, two cases were registered against the former MP from Rampur at Kemari and Swar police stations for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The actor was the BJP candidate from Rampur in the 2019 polls and was defeated by Azam Khan of the Samajwadi Party. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 on a Samajwadi Party ticket. The Samajwadi Party had expelled her.
