Indore Mayor in police custody!

Indore Mayor, Mrs Umashashi Sharma was taken into police custody here on Wednesday, while she was found to be `campaigning' for her party candidate in the neighbouring Assembly constituency. The Mayor was later released after she wrote an apology.

According to report, Mrs Umashashi Sharma riding a car along with her few supporters reached Chandan Nagar locality here on Wednesday morning to campaign for her party candidate Sudarshan Gupta who is seeking his election from Indore - 1 Assembly constituency. When the people came to know about this, they complained police about the matter.

Subsequently, the Chandan Nagar TI along with police jawans, went to Chandan Nagar and arrested Sharma who was found to be at the residence of former corporator Bhagwati Sharma, on the charge of violation of election code of conduct. She was later taken to the police station from where she was released only after writing a letter stating that she had gone to the locality in connection with water problem.

Electioneering in the city had come to an end on Tuesday evening and thereafter, no leader of political parties, representatives can move to each other's constituency under section 144, the police said.

Indore New, November 2008

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