<img title="Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey&rsquo;s son and RSS leader Arijit Shashwat being taken away after his arrest for allegedly triggering communal violence, in Patna on Sunday. Pic/PTI" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/apr/Arijit-Shashwat.jpg" alt="Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey&rsquo;s son and RSS leader Arijit Shashwat being taken away after his arrest for allegedly triggering communal violence, in Patna on Sunday. Pic/PTI" /> Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey&rsquo;s son and RSS leader Arijit Shashwat being taken away after his arrest for allegedly triggering communal violence, in Patna on Sunday. Pic/PTI
Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat was arrested on Sunday over his alleged involvement in recent communal clashes in Bhagalpur, and sent to 14-day judicial custody, the police said.
The arrest came barely a few hours after a Bhagalpur court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Shashwat against whom an arrest warrant was issued on March 24. "We had information that Shashwat was at a Hanuman temple in the vicinity of Patna junction. A police team reached the spot and arrested him," senior SP, Patna, Manu Maharaj said.
The police produced Shashwat at the residence of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A R Upadhyay, who sent him to 14 days judicial custody.
March 17 Communal riots broke out in Bhagalpur after some people objected to playing of loud music during a procession
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Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat was arrested on Sunday over his alleged involvement in recent communal clashes in Bhagalpur, and sent to 14-day judicial custody, the police said

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