Mathura violence: Right hand man of cult leader held

 In a major breakthrough, police on Friday arrested Rakesh Gupta, financer and right hand man of Ram Vriksh Yadav, the leader of the encroachers at Jawahar Bagh in Mathura.

Gupta, who was working as secretary at Sahkari Samiti Prasiddhpur, is accused of supplying arms, ration, vehicles and money to Ram Vriksh Yadav.

Gupta was arrested from near Ataina bridge under Usaihat police station area on the Badaun-Farrukhabad border, District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Tripathi said.

He has been taken to the police lines where senior officials are questioning him, the DM said.