Lucknow, Nov 18: Bahujan Samaj Party MLA from Manjhwan assembly seat, Ramesh Chand Bind, was today arrested in Mirzapur district for allegedly misbehaving with government officials and causing obstruction in discharge of their duties, reports reaching state police headquarters said. The MLA allegedly barged into the regional transport officer's office yesterday alongwith three supporters and demanded allocation of a particular registration number for his jeep, reports said.

On being denied, bind and his supporters allegedly misbehaved with transport department officials and destroyed official files, reports said adding that an FIR was later lodged against the MLA and three others.

Bind was arrested in the wee hours of today while efforts were on to trace the other accused, reports added.

Bureau Report