14 arrested for encroaching upon govt land in UP

Police arrested 14 persons for encroaching upon a government land in Lalpur Mahaban village here today.
Two cars and household articles were recovered from those arrested and a case registered under section 151, CrPC by Raya police, Deputy Superintendent of Police Surendra Singh Yadav said.
Those arrested belong to an outfit called Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satygrahi, a splinter group of followers of spiritual guru Baba Jai Gurudev, who passed away in 2012.
Thousands of activists of the outfit have been illegally occupying hundreds of acres of government land at Jawahar Park in Mathura since 2014. The park comes under the Horticulture Department of the state government.

The Allahabad High Court had last year directed the Principal Secretary (Home), District Magistrate, Mathura and Senior Superintendent of Police to take "all necessary steps and precautions" to ensure that a public park is "not allowed to be encroached upon in this manner".
In April this year, a 48-hour ultimatum was issued by the district administration asking the encroachers to vacate the land. But, the impasse continues.
The "squatters" have been demanding farmer-friendly policies.