Shoe hurled at Rahul Gandhi during a rally; accused detained

The shoe thrower has been taken into custody, police said.

September 26, 2016 / 15:20 IST

A protestor hurled a shoe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi during his road show in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The missile flew close past the Congress leader's head.Local hurls a shoe towards Congress VP Rahul Gandhi during his road show in Sitapur(UP), detained by police.

The shoe thrower has been taken into custody, police said.

The Congress leader has been on a poll campaign in the election-bound state.

first published: Sep 26, 2016 03:20 pm

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