Amid ongoing uproar over the Bulandshahr rape issue, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has made a controversial statement by saying that the incident could be a political conspiracy. People who want to come to power may be stooping this low for political interests," the report said quoting minister. "We must also probe whether this entire controversy is a move by some Opposition elements to defame the government. Azam Khan said that since the elections are near, a desperate opposition can stoop to any level to defame the Akhilesh Yadav government, reports news18.com. Facing flak from opposition, the state government had suspended five officers, including district SSP Vaibhav Krishna.

Source: dna August 02, 2016 07:36 UTC