"A team of Vishrampur police station arrested Singh," Surajpur Additional Superintendent of Police Manish Thakur told PTI over phone.
Following a land dispute, on November 19, 2014 Singh and his associates had entered a farm house and assaulted some persons. A case was registered in this regard, the officer said.
20 persons were arrested in this connection, he said.
55-year-old Singh was Minister of State for Forests in the Ajit-Jogi led government from 2000 to 2003.