The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday booked Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan for stirring another controversy by giving a loose remark while campaigning for the bypoll election for the Rampur seat in Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission of India sought explanations from SSP Mainpuri and Etawah for violation of ECI instructions on the transfer and posting of police officers in view of the ongoing bye-elections to Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, informed officials on Thursday.
As per the notification issued by the Superintendent of Police (SP) Kannauj, Kunwar Anupam Singh, 15 officers have been transferred and posted in different locations in the district late at night.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has a history of reacting to the latest trends and raising awareness through social media posts and their recent tweet which was a reply to Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been widely appreciated by the public.
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested one man having a bounty of Rs 25,000 after an encounter with them under the limits of Hasanpur Police Station in Amroha district.
As per the police statement, the disposed off body parts of the deceased have been recovered from Gulariha under the police station Rampur Kalan area of Sitapur. The deceased is the wife of one of the accused, Pankaj Maurya.
A heavy police force has been deployed by the Uttar Pradesh Police outside the Baghpat Ashram under the Binauli police station area of Gurmeet Ram Rahim to avoid any untoward incident.