The government suspended Mauranipur police station in-charge Suneet Kumar Singh, who is allegedly heard on the clip tipping off gangster Lekhraj Singh Yadav about the encounter. In the purported tape, Singh is also heard asking Yadav to “manage” Rajeev Singh Parichha, BJP MLA from Babina seat in Jhansi, and Sanjay Dubey, BJP district president. In the purported clip, Lekhraj is heard asking Singh: ‘Madad karo, yaar, madad karo (Help me, friend help me)”. Jhansi SP Vinod Kumar said: “Suneet Singh has been suspended and an inquiry ordered against him. When contacted, Additional Director General, Kanpur Zone, Avinash Chandra said: “It appears from the audio that Suneet Singh was trying to extort money from the criminal.

Source: Indian Express April 15, 2018 23:15 UTC