Midnight turmoil in Lucknow after arrest of SP leader Shivpal Yadav's personal secretary

Lucknow: Ankush Sharma, the personal secretary of Samajwadi Party (SP) politician Shivpal Yadav, was detained by the police, causing a commotion at the Gautam Palli police station in Lucknow, according to a police official.

Shivpal and his followers arrived at the police station as soon as he was informed of his Secretary's detention.

Within half an hour, hundreds of party workers also reached the police station and started shouting slogans.

Police said Ankush, who was going in a car was asked to stop during a checking drive near the SP office.

However, instead of stopping Ankush tried to flee and his car was intercepted and he was brought to the Gautam Palli police station.

Shivpal, meanwhile, alleged that policemen stopped Ankush's car and hid some 'weapon' on the rear seat in a clear attempt to frame him.

Ankush was later allowed to go home and Shivpal went across to meet SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav who lives nearby even as the crowds outside continued to swell.

Shivpal later asked party workers to return home.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Zone, Aparna Rajat Kaushik, dismissed the allegations and said police were only doing routine checking.

With inputs from IANS