'Not absconding,' says Shrikant Tyagi as he moves surrender plea: Reports

Self-proclaimed BJP leader Shrikant Tyagi, who has been booked for assaulting a woman at a society in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, on Monday moved a surrender application in court saying he was not absconding after the police announced a bounty of Rs 25,000 for his arrest.

Tyagi's lawyers, as per media reports, urged for his judicial custody instead of police custody affirming that their client was ready to cooperate.

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Media reports say that the court will hear the surrender plea on August 10.

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Earlier in the day, the UP government bulldozed extended portions of Tyagi’s house in the Noida society.

An FIR filed against Tyagi on August 5 after a video of him abusing and assaulting a woman from his society went viral on social media.

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The woman had objected to Tyagi planting some trees in the society's common area, citing violation of rules. He claimed he was within his rights to do so.