Prajapati still on the run, UP police detain his two sons

LUCKNOW: Tightening the noose around controversial UP minister Gayatri Prajapati, police on Tuesday detained his sons for questioning for clues regarding the whereabouts of their absconding father. Police were also set to move court on Wednesday to seek permission to attach his properties.

Apart from detaining his two sons, Anil and Anurag, police have arrested three aides to the minister, Rupeshwar, Vikas Verma and

Amrendra Singh

.

Earlier, police had arrested Ashok Tiwari and

Ashish Shukla

from Jewar, on the Yamuna Expressway, on March 7. All the arrested associates of Prajapati have been named as co-accused in the case.

Though the minister’s sons reportedly told the police they had not been in touch with Prajapati since February 27, sources said the two had divulged the names of some contacts expected to be in touch with the minister and efforts were being made to track them. “We have taken their call details and are trying to zero in on suspected locations some of which are in other states,” a senior police officer said.

Police have been on the lookout for the minister since an FIR was lodged against him and six others by a woman accusing them of gang-rape and sexually assaulting her minor daughter.

The FIR was lodged on the directions of the Supreme Court, in the thick of campaigning for the UP elections