UP MLA 'Raja Bhaiya's' father put under house arrest

Nearly a dozen supporters of Uday Pratap have also been put on house arrest, which will last for 68 hours till 9 pm on July 17, they said.

Uday Pratap Singh, the father of Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) president and Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, has been put under house arrest by the district administration to ensure a peaceful Muharram in the city, police said on Monday.

Uday Pratap Singh, commonly called 'Raja Saheb', is the titular head of the formerly princely state of Bhadri. His son Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias 'Raja Bhaiya' is a 7-time MLA from Kunda assembly seat in Pratapgarh district.

Nearly a dozen supporters of Uday Pratap have also been put on house arrest, which will last for 68 hours till 9 pm on July 17, they said.