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Maya moves HC, seeks stay on arrest

Lucknow, October 20
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today moved the Allahabad High Court, seeking stay on her possible arrest in a disproportionate assets case.

The petition seeking stay on Mayawati’s possible arrest and the quashing of the FIR registered against her by the CBI charging her with amassing wealth disproportionate to her known sources of income was filed in the Lucknow Bench of the high court, former CM’s lawyer Arun Kumar Sinha said.

The petition is likely to come for hearing tomorrow.

The CBI had registered the case early this month after conducting a series of raids at the BSP leader’s residences in Delhi, Meerut and Lucknow.

Mayawati filed another petition seeking stay on her arrest and quashing of the FIR against her in the Taj case.

The CBI had registered the FIR against Mayawati and 10 others, including her then Principal Secretary P. L. Punia.

The Lucknow Bench of the high court today posted for hearing tomorrow the writ petitions filed by Mr Punia and Mr V. K. Gupta, former Environment Secretary, seeking a stay on their arrest and quashing of the FIR against them in the Taj case. — PTI