Absconding Meghalaya BJP Leader, Accused of Running a Brothel, Arrested in UP

Earlier, Meghalaya Police had put out a lookout notice while a court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him.

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President Bernard N Marak, accused of operating a brothel at his farmhouse in Tura, on Tuesday, 26 July.

Earlier on Tuesday, Meghalaya Police had put out a lookout notice for the BJP leader and a Tura court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him on Monday.

Marak, a former militant leader, had been on the run following a police raid at his farmhouse from where six minors were rescued and 73 people were arrested on 23 July.