Congress leader Shyoraj Jivan, who was caught on camera allegedly trying to incite public sentiment in Bulgarhi village over the rape of a 19-year-old allegedly by four upper caste men, was taken into police custody on Thursday afternoon when he arrived at the Hathras police station in response to a summon issued to him.

The Congress leader was seen in the purported videos, admitting that the party used the Hathras incident for furthering its politics as it had been devoid of issues for a long time.