Chandigarh: Arrest warrant has been issued against close aide of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda after he failed to appear before police to join investigation in a sedition case registered against him, police said today.
"Local court has issued arrest warrant against Virender," IGP Rohtak Range Sanjay Kumar said today.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana police had moved court after the close aide of Mr Hooda failed to join investigation.
Lawyer of Virender had requested seven-day time for joining investigation, but police had yesterday asked him to join investigation immediately.
Rohtak Police on February 24 had booked Virender, a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and another person on sedition charges after the duo's 90-second audio clip of a purported conversation between them, allegedly to incite violence during Jat agitation, had gone viral on social media.
The case was registered in Rohtak against Virender and Man Singh Dalal, the other person with whom the Congress leader is in conversation in the audio clip.
"Local court has issued arrest warrant against Virender," IGP Rohtak Range Sanjay Kumar said today.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana police had moved court after the close aide of Mr Hooda failed to join investigation.
Lawyer of Virender had requested seven-day time for joining investigation, but police had yesterday asked him to join investigation immediately.
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Rohtak Police on February 24 had booked Virender, a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and another person on sedition charges after the duo's 90-second audio clip of a purported conversation between them, allegedly to incite violence during Jat agitation, had gone viral on social media.
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The case was registered in Rohtak against Virender and Man Singh Dalal, the other person with whom the Congress leader is in conversation in the audio clip.
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