A case has been registered against Hasan and his 30 supporters under Sections 147 (rioting), 342 (wrongful confinement), 504 (insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and under IT Act after a photographer, Mukesh, lodged a complaint in this connection, police said.
An eight-year-old boy was killed in celebratory firing by party workers in Shamli district, leading Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to order immediate removal of the area's SDM and Deputy SP.
The workers were celebrating the victory of party candidate Nafisa in the local body polls from the town.