An enquiry has also been initiated against the officer, Suneet Kumar Singh, SHO of Mauranipur in Jhansi. Mr. Singh came under the scanner after an audio clip of him talking to a suspected criminal, identified as Lekhraj Yadav, on the telephone was widely circulated on social media. The audio clip has surfaced at a time the U.P. Samajwadi Party MLC Sunil Singh Saajan said the audio tape case had exposed the BJP government’s theory behind the encounters. “It has proven that the police is not deciding who is to be targetted in encounters, but BJP MLAs and district presidents are.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2018 19:00 UTC