Congress workers booked for attempt to murder over ‘defacement’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Agra house
Agra police have registered a case, including charges of attempt to murder, against around 20 Congress workers following the alleged defacement of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s residence during a party protest in the city. Six of the accused were arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday, September 29, according to police and sources on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Protest outside CEC’s residence
The charges stem from a demonstration held on Monday, September 28, outside Mr. Kumar’s residence in the Vijay Nagar area of Agra. During the protest, Congress workers allegedly wrote slogans with black paint on the gate and the boundary wall of the house before dispersing from the spot.
Case details and charges
The case was registered at the Hariparvat police station based on a written complaint submitted by Sub-Inspector Gaurav Gupta. The first information report names eight individuals and lists 15 to 20 unidentified Congress workers as accused.
The workers have been booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including:
• Section 109 (attempt to murder)
• Section 121 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter a public servant from performing his duty)
• Section 126 (wrongful restraint)
• Section 132 (assault or criminal force against a public servant)
• Section 191 (rioting by an unlawful assembly using force or violence)
• Section 333 (house-trespass after preparation to cause hurt, assault or wrongful restraint)
• Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation)
• Section 352 (intentional insult intended to provoke breach of peace)
Arrests and custody
Police said six accused — Congress leaders Anil Yadav, Mukesh Dhangar, Manoj Gaur, Rajesh Kumar, Raja Gautam and Pankaj Chaudhary — were arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday, a day after the protest outside the CEC’s house.
Congress response
Reacting to the FIR and arrests, Congress city president Amit Singh said the case should have been confined to sections related to peaceful protest. He alleged that police had invoked several “false” sections against party workers. Mr. Singh added that a Congress delegation would meet the police commissioner on Wednesday to demand that the “false charges” be dropped.
Wider agitation
Party functionaries said the Agra demonstration formed part of a statewide Congress agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
What’s next
While the six arrested have been remanded to jail, police have also named additional persons in the complaint and cited 15–20 unidentified workers, indicating the probe is likely to continue. The Congress has sought intervention from senior police officials and is pushing for the removal of what it terms excessive and unwarranted charges.
The case has drawn attention for the severity of the invoked provisions under the BNS following what the police describe as an incident of defacement at the residence of a constitutional functionary, even as the Congress frames the episode as part of its larger protest campaign.
