Sultanpur Encounter: Akhilesh Yadav Claims Robbery Accused Shot Dead Because Of His Caste

Sultanpur Encounter news: Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, has said that fugitive Mangesh Yadav was killed in a fake encounter due to his caste.

Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP government, saying Yogi Adityanath's regime was a golden period for criminals.

Source : PTI

Akhilesh Yadav News: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the police encounter of Mangesh Yadav, who was accused of being involved in a robbery in Sultanpur. The SP president called it a fake encounter. He said Mangesh was killed because of his caste and his links to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X: "It seems that the ruling party had connections with the people involved in the Sultanpur robbery. That is why before the fake encounter, the 'main accused' was contacted and made to surrender. Other accused were shot only in their legs and the killing was based on 'caste'."

On August 28, Bharat Jewelers in Sultanpur was robbed of Rs 1.5 crore. The police had arrested three accused, while Mangesh Yadav, a fugitive with a Rs 1 lakh reward, was killed in a police encounter on Thursday morning. This encounter took place on the Kotwali Dehat Hanumangunj bypass.

Akhilesh Yadav further said: 'When the main accused had surrendered, all the looted goods should also be returned completely and the government should pay compensation. It takes a long time to recover from the mental trauma caused by such incidents, which leads to loss of business, which the government should compensate for.

लगता है सुल्तानपुर की डकैती में शामिल लोगों से सत्ता पक्ष का गहरा संपर्क था, इसीलिए तो नक़ली एनकाउंटर से पहले ‘मुख्य आरोपी’ से संपर्क साधकर सरेंडर करा दिया गया और अन्य सपक्षीय लोगों के पैरों पर सिर्फ़ दिखावटी गोली मारी गयी और ‘जात’ देखकर जान ली गयी।

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— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 5, 2024

The SP president said that the solution for crimes is not fake encounters, but real law and order. "The BJP's rule has been a golden age for criminals. Until the pressure and anger of the people reaches its peak, the work of sharing the loot will continue. When it seems that the people are getting agitated, a show is made by effecting fake encounters. People understand everything," he said.