Overview

• After a manhunt, Gorakhpur police and the crime branch arrested Bholendra Pal Singh late Sunday at a hotel in Kushinagar, officials said Monday.
• Six FIRs were lodged within three days of the Facebook post and a seventh was registered at Pipraich police station after the arrest, including a case at the cyber police station.
• The post targeted the chief minister and his OSD, referenced a land dispute, named a legislator, and spread widely via screenshots despite being deleted the same night.
• During raids linked to the case, police recovered a large quantity of spurious liquor from Bholendra’s brick kiln, which was videographed, with legal action underway.
• Pipraich MLA Mahendra Pal Singh publicly distanced himself and apologized to the CM and OSD, later suggesting his brother may have been instigated and calling for action if so.