BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, 100 villagers arrested in Jharkhand for taking out Navratri march

Mahudi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was arrested on Tuesday in Jharkhand for taking out Navratri march.

Yashwant Sinha was arrested as he took out Navratri march through a restricted route in Hazaribagh's Mahudi of Jharkhand, according to news agency ANI.

Reportedly, the former Union Minister and his supporters had come to Mahudi village to take out a procession on a religious festival. 

The district administration stopped Sinha and his supporters from proceeding further, after which he sat on a dharna.

100 other villagers were also arrested with BJP leader Yashwant Sinha.

(More details awaited)