Veena Manvi breaks down after arrest in Patna

Janshakti Janata Dal (JSJD) candidate Veena Manvi was arrested by police shortly after filing her nomination for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Patna, Bihar, on 13 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Veena Manvi, the Janshakti Janata Dal (JSJD) nominee for the Bankipur Assembly by-election, was taken into custody by Patna police on 13 July 2026, minutes after completing her nomination filing. (Photo: NationPress)

In an unusual development, Patna police arrested JSJD candidate Veena Manvi on the same day she filed her nomination for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar on 13 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Veena Manvi was visibly distressed and broke down after being arrested by Patna police following her nomination submission for the Bankipur Assembly by-election on 13 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

The arrest of Janshakti Janata Dal (JSJD) candidate Veena Manvi by Patna police on 13 July 2026 came immediately after she submitted her nomination for the Bankipur Assembly seat in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)

Patna police detained Veena Manvi, the Janshakti Janata Dal (JSJD) candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election, shortly after her nomination filing on Monday, 13 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

What began as nomination day for JSJD candidate Veena Manvi ended with her arrest in Patna on 13 July 2026, hours after she formally filed papers for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)

Veena Manvi of the Janshakti Janata Dal (JSJD) went from filing her nomination for the Bankipur Assembly by-election to being taken into police custody in Patna, Bihar, on 13 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)