Satna Youth Cong leader sacked after theft arrest

Bhopal: The Satna district general secretary of the Youth Congress, Vibhav Pandey, also known as Vicky, has been removed from his post, and suspended from the party's primary membership following his arrest in a theft case earlier this month. The letter suspending him from the post, as well as terminating his primary membership, was issued late on Friday by district Youth Congress president Varun. In the letter, Varun stated that "through newspapers and social media it has come to notice that you have been engaged in acts of indiscipline which have caused damage to the image of the party".It added that his conduct falls in the category of indiscipline and, therefore, he is being removed with immediate effect.The letter, however, does not mention the theft case. According to police sources, Pandey was among 3 persons arrested in connection with a theft of around Rs 20 lakh reported on the night of January 20 at the house of Manoj Mishra, a resident of Sirsawan in Chitrakoot. The complainant's son was also allegedly involved in the case.Police said more than Rs 10 lakh in cash and jewellery worth around Rs 4 lakh were recovered from the possession of the accused. All 3 were produced before a court and remanded to jail.