Local SP leader booked for manhandling neighbour

A local Samajwadi Party leader and his nephew have been booked for allegedly manhandling his neighbour over parking-related dispute in Indira Nagar locality here, police said today.
Fakir Siddiqui and his nephew Saifu allegedly manhanded Sayed Afzal Ahmad when the latter objected to parking of vehicle in front of his house, they said quoting the FIR.
The FIR was yesterday registered against Siddiqui and Saifu under sections 452 (assault or wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntary causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of IPC, they said.
Siddiqui had contested 2007 Assembly polls from Lucknow East constituency on SP ticket and 2012 elections from the same seat on BSP ticket.

He was later expelled from the BSP after which he re-joined SP in 2013.
No arrests have so far been made in the matter, police said, adding a probe is underway.