Opposition slams UP government over 'fake' encounter

The opposition in Uttar Pradesh is determined to nail the Yogi Adityanath government over the alleged encounter of a 'mining mafia' in Jhansi.

While the Congress has already termed the encounter as 'fake' and demanded a CBI probe into the same, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will visit Jhansi on Wednesday to meet the family of the 28-year-old Pushpendra Yadav, who was shot dead by the police on Sunday night in the alleged encounter.

The Rashtriya Yadav Sena has also demanded the arrest of the guilty cops.

On Tuesday, Aditya Yadav, son of Shivpal Yadav and a leader of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL), met the family members in Jhansi and later told reporters that a proper inquiry was needed in the case. He also sought action against guilty cops and compensation for the family.