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Congress leader says she was held at police station for 10 hours during PM's Bhopal visit

Sangeeta Sharma, who is MP Congress spokesperson and party vice president, claime she was arrested for 10 hours from 8am. Police said she was detained after getting information that she may stage a protest during the PM's visit.

Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Sangeeta Sharma on Saturday claimed she was arrested by Misrod police amid the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhopal.

The PM, during the day, took part in the Combined Commanders' Conference and later flagged off the Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express.

Misrod police station in charge Rasbihari Sharma told PTI Sharma was detained after getting information that she may stage a protest during the PM's visit.

'We brought her to the police station and let her leave after the PM's visit was over," the official said.

Sangeeta Sharma, who is MP Congress spokesperson and party vice president, claimed in a release that she was arrested for 10 hours from 8am.

She alleged the police forcibly made her sit in their vehicle and took her to Misrod police station without being told about her "crime".

"I was not allowed to speak to anyone and my mobile phone was taken away," the Congress leader said.

The police did not allow Congress media cell functionaries, who were sent by state unit chief Kamal Nath, to meet her, she claimed.

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