UP: Wished Legal Concerned In Sultanpur Theft Shot Lifeless In Encounter; Akhilesh Hyperlinks Him To BJP

Sultanpur Theft: A needed felony was killed in an encounter with the police on Thursday for his involvement in a theft value Rs 1.5 crore at a jewelry retailer in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur.

Giving particulars concerning the theft, police mentioned that Mangesh Yadav was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest. He, together with 4 others, had robbed the shop in Thatheri Bazar on August 28.

The officers additional mentioned that three different accused within the case—Sachin, Pushpendra, and Tribhuvan—are in police custody. In keeping with police, Yadav was killed within the encounter with the particular job pressure of the Uttar Pradesh Police at round 3.30 am in Mishirpur Puraini village. Final month, Bharat Jewelers in Sultanpur was robbed of Rs 1.5 crore. This encounter occurred on the Kotwali Dehat Hanumangunj bypass.

Following the encounter, Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav raised questions on the motion taken by the police and dubbed it a pretend encounter. He mentioned Mangesh was killed due to his caste and his hyperlinks to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Occasion.

Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X: “Evidently the ruling occasion had connections with the individuals concerned within the Sultanpur theft. That’s the reason earlier than the pretend encounter, the ‘essential accused’ was contacted and made to give up. Different accused have been shot solely of their legs and the killing was based mostly on ‘caste’.”

“When the principle accused has surrendered, all of the looted items must be returned and the federal government ought to pay compensation individually as a result of the psychological trauma brought on by such incidents takes a whole lot of time to get better from, which ends up in lack of enterprise, which must be compensated by the federal government. Faux encounters flip the protector right into a predator. The answer is just not pretend encounters, however actual legislation and order. BJP rule is the elixir of criminals. Until the general public stress and anger doesn’t attain its peak, the work of sharing within the loot continues and when it appears that evidently the general public will encompass them, then pretend encounters are performed as a superficial balm. The general public understands how some persons are saved and the way others are trapped,” he additional said.

In keeping with studies, 124 criminals have been shot useless in numerous encounters in UP in the previous few years. Out of the full criminals killed, 45 have been from minority communities; 11 have been Brahmins and eight have been Yadavs; and 58 have been from Thakur, Vaisya, and the SC/ST group.

(With PTI Inputs)