My arrest is illegal: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for over 38 hours has been confined to Sitapur’s PAC compound, the Uttar Pradesh police has verbally informed her of her arrest under section 151 (to prevent cognisable offences), but no order or FIR has been shown .

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Gandhi called her arrest illegal, and stated that “completely illegal physical force” was used on her and her colleagues at the time of her arrest.

She said following a verbal statement by arresting officer DCP Piyush Kumar Singh, CO City, Sitapur, that she has been arrested under section 151, she hasn’t get any further information.