Ludhiana, Dec. 20 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Yadwinder Singh Yadu has been arrested for allegedly disrupting the vote-counting process during the zila parishad and block samiti elections at the Khanna counting centre.

According to officials, polling for seven zila parishad zones and 79 block samiti zones in police district Khanna was held on December 14. Vote counting took place on December 17 across five blocks - Khanna, Samrala, Machhiwara Sahib, Doraha and Maloud - and remained largely peaceful.

Tension arose at the Khanna block counting centre when Yadu allegedly raised slogans and created a disturbance during counting. Officials said the returning officer repeatedly warned him, but he allegedly continued to disrupt proceed...