Youth detained by police for hurling shoe at Rahul Gandhi during roadshow in UP's Sitapur district. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was attacked with a shoe on Monday during his road show in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Hariom Sharma, a resident of Shastri Nagar locality, flung his shoe from a distance at Rahul at Transport Crossing, from where the roadshow started. Local hurls a shoe towards Congress VP Rahul Gandhi during his road show in Sitapur(UP),detained by police pic.twitter.com/oU3YsB3Fru — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 26, 2016Responding to the attack, Rahul Gandhi said, "Want to tell BJP, RSS people...throw as many shoes on me as you want, I don't fear you". #WATCH: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi says "BJP, RSS throw as many shoes you want on me, I don't fear you...I am unaffected by it" pic.twitter.com/SqkOipDwZY — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 26, 2016Prima facie, the youth has no political links, police said.

Source: dna September 26, 2016 09:20 UTC