Lucknow, Oct 14(UNI)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has slammed Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for terming the encounter of one Pushpendra Yadav 'fake' and claimed that it was a genuine police action.
In an interview with a news channel here on Monday, the Chief Minister said a police inspector was shot first by the alleged miscreant Pushpendra Yadav, who later fled with the cop's car. The police inspector, who was hurt, alerted another team, which intercepted the car 40 kms away from the location of the incident. Here, Yadav opened fire at the police party again and was finally gunned down.

"One police officer has also been injured in the encounter. Nobody has the right to take the law in their hands, be it police, politician or anyone else. Everyone in the state will have to abide by the law," Mr Adityanath said.

On Mr Yadav's remarks that people are being killed in the state, the Chief Minister said, "People are not
being killed deliberately. I think all those who were a threat to society have been close to Akhilesh Yadav. Today when such people are living in fear, it is natural for Akhilesh to feel bad about it."

Earlier, the SP chief had visited the deceased Pushpendra Yadav's family in Jhansi. He had, on the occasion, said when the Samajwadi Party government comes to power in 2022, the case will be investigated again and those responsible for his death will be punished.
'This is not an encounter, it's police lynching. Pushpendra was married three months back and now his wife's future is in dark' Akhilesh Yadav had said.
The CM also refuted the allegation of Samajwadi Party Rampur MP on his implication in the criminal cases. "Everyone knows the reality and law has taken its own course," he said.
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