Independent candidate for Jiribam assembly constituency Abujam Umapada Luwang was arrested at Harinagar in Jiribam district by a police team led by additional SP of Jiribam police AK Sadananda on Tuesday, sources said.
Umapada from Sorok Atingbi Hilghat in Jiribam district was a BJP ticket aspirant before joining the fray as an Independent candidate. He was arrested on a bailable warrant by the police team that was waiting for him at a helipad in Harinagar at around 11 am, the sources said.
He was later produced before the Civil Judge Junior Division/ Judicial Magistrate First Class court of Jiribam district. The reason behind his arrest is yet to be ascertained.
According to police, Umapada was arrested, following a reference to Case No. CS/0094997/16 forwarded by the Metropolitan Magistrate of Kolkata Court. He was later granted a security bond bail by Civil Judge Junior Division/ Judicial Magistrate First Class court.
Speaking to the media upon his exit from the court, Umapada raised suspicions that some individuals might have conspired against him for contesting the election.
Disclosing that he had once lodged a case in connection with an issue related to Kolkata bank, he said that it was not a consequential matter.
