RAMPUR:  Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was today briefly taken into custody in Uttar Pradesh and later granted bail in a case of poll code violation.

A court in Rampur had sentenced him to one year in jail for violating the model code of conduct six years ago.

The BJP leader was accused by the police of defying prohibitory orders while campaigning for the 2009 national election. (Courtesy: NDTV)