Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi has been arrested from his residence in Bilaspur on Tuesday morning.
The arrest has been made in connection with alleged cheating by producing fake birth certificate during 2013 assembly elections.
According to the reports, a BJP worker Sameera Paikra had lodged an FIR against Janata Congress Chhattisgarh state President Amit Jogi for allegedly submitting fake birth certificate during 2013 assembly elections after Chhattisgarh high court on January 2019, had dismissed an election petition challenging Amit Jogi’s eligibility to contest polls from a tribal reserved seat.
Last week, the court scrapped the petition saying the term of that assembly had ended. The BJP leader then went to the police and filed a fresh complaint.
Amit said that this was an act of vendetta committed by the Bhupesh Baghel-led government in the state, to prevent him from campaigning for the upcoming by-poll in Dantewada.
