While the family of Jhansi resident Pushpendra Yadav have alleged that he was killed in a staged encounter, the police version has come under further scrutiny after conflicting statements issued by two district police officers. The person on the other end of the phone asked Mr. Chauhan to meet him at an intersection, the SSP said. He came close and pulled out his country pistol and fired,” said Mr. Chauhan, not mentioning any phone call. His brother, Rabindra Yadav, a CISF jawan, claimed Pushpendra Yadav did not have any criminal record and never owned any weapon. Pushpendra Yadav had threatened to make the recordingss of their bribe dealing to go “viral”, she said.

Source: The Hindu October 09, 2019 14:03 UTC