Close on the heels of issuing suspension of district police chief of Ferojabad and lakhimpur Kheri after the two failed to put a curb on deteriorating law and order situation, chief minister on Tuesday showed his concern over attack on a policeman at Aligarh. He asked to immediately trace out the accused and lay a trap on them after forming special investigation team. He also directed to take the services of Special Task Force (STF) in this regard. Chief minister also instructed off the district level officials to remain vigilant and check such incidents.
Akhilesh Yadav, who after facing humiliating defeat in the recent Parliament elections is now making serious efforts to improve the law and order condition as well as to make the officials more accountable towards the public. last week, his office staff called district magistrate and police chiefs of some districts to check whether they were available in their officers or not to hear the grievances of common people. Akhilesh also issued notices to some officers after they were found missing from their offices.
According to principal secretary (Home) AK Gupta, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took cognizance of attack on a policeman at Aligarh on Monday night. He directed to make all efforts so the accused could be arrested at earliest. It may be mentioned that two groups clashed at Swarnjayanti Nagar locality of Quarsi in Aligarh on Monday night. A sub-inspector, identified as Bhudev Prasad, who was passing through the area tried to intervene into the dispute to get the matter subside but suddenly some unknown miscreant opened fire at him in which the cop was critically injured. local residents immediately rushed him to near by nursing home were the doctors conducted an operation and removed the bullet to save the cop’s life. A case in this regard has been registered with local police station and further investigations are on by a special team.
Meanwhile unknown criminals also struck terror in Meerut, when they successfully stolen a car parked outside house of a state minister. Interestingly, the incident also took place in crowded place and that too when security personnel were present at the time of incident. Reports said that one Nushrat Ali, a resident of Sector 13 in Sashtri Nagar at Meerut, had gone to meet Uttar Pradesh minister Sahid Manzoor at his residence in Jali Kothi, also in Meerut, on Monday night. He parked the vehicle outside minister’s house and went inside to meet Manzoor. However, when he came out half an hour later, Nushrat was shocked to found his car missing, local police disclosed. On a complaint of Nushrat Ali, a case has been registered in this regard, said Delhi Gate police station incharge Deepak Tyagi.