On Tuesday Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was remanded to five days of police custody by a local court in Assam’s Barpeta district in connection with a case lodged for allegedly assaulting a policewoman. The Court also rejected his bail petition.
On Monday, Mevani was rearrested by Barpeta police for assaulting the official’s right after being granted bail in another case.
Mevani had been granted bail by a Kokrajhar Court in the case related to a tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.