Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi’s son Amit arrested for allegedly lying in poll affidavit

Amit Jogi, the son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, was arrested from his home on Tuesday morning.

He has been accused of cheating and furnishing false details in his affidavit in the 2013 assembly election.

The arrest followed a complaint by a BJP leader, Sameera Paikra, who contested against him in 2013 from the Marwahi assembly seat in Chhattisgarh, which is a reserved constituency.

Chhattisgarh: Police arrests Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, from his residence in Bilaspur. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/5e26dyDlBr

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After the investigation for about six months, “Amit Jogi was arrested from Marwahi Sadan in Bilaspur, based on the FIR lodged against him in February this year at Gaurela police station in the district,” Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told news agency PTI.

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