Guwahati, April 22: A team of Assam Police on Saturday left for Karnataka to apprehend the national president of Indian Youth Congress Srinivas B.V. based on the harassment complaint lodged against him by the suspended Assam unit youth Congress chief Angkita Dutta, an official said. Angkita Dutta Expelled From Congress for Six Years for Her 'Anti-Party' Activities.

A case has been registered against Srinivas B.V. in Dispur police station under Sections 509, 294, 341, 352, 354, 354A, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. According to sources, a four-member team of Assam Police has been sent to Karnataka to apprehend Srinivas. Assam DGP G.P. Singh has confirmed the development. However, he refused to divulge any further details. Angkita Dutta Expelled From Congress: 'If the Party Doesn't Do It, the Law Will Have To Resolve It', Says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (Watch Video).

Earlier, on the sidelines of a programme in the national capital, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that Congress' handling of the situation was dismal and said that the law will take its own course on this issue.

"The way Assam Congress has handled this matter is sad. They ought to have established an inquiry committee and worked things out among themselves," he said.

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