Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a medical student in a confrontation with cattle smugglers in Mauachapi village, Gorakhpur. He stated that the incident "exposed the collapse of law and order" in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's own constituency.
Yadav claimed that recurring crimes, including the killing of a businessman, were happening in the Chief Minister's constituency. "This is not the first incident that has happened in the assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath — earlier too, a businessman had been killed by the police in Gorakhpur," he said. "Injustice is happening on a large scale in Gorakhpur and the areas around it. This raises serious questions about the law and order situation. What is the police doing?"
The comments came after Deepak Gupta, a 19-year-old NEET aspirant, was killed by cattle smugglers in Mauachapi village under the Pipraich Police Station area on Monday night. The incident sparked violent protests, stone-pelting, and a road blockade, according to police.
The SP Chief urged the UP government to investigate cattle smuggling in Gorakhpur and demanded a compensation of ₹5 crore and a government job for the victim's family. "In the incident in Gorakhpur, it is being said that they were smuggling cattle. The government must look into who the people are who are involved in cattle smuggling in Gorakhpur and carrying out such heinous murders," he said.
Akhilesh Yadav emphasised the seriousness of the issue given Gorakhpur's political significance. "The authority of the government and the police has eroded. Gorakhpur is the Chief Minister's home turf, and if such incidents happen there, it is indeed a matter of serious concern."
Meanwhile, Gorakhpur SSP Raj Karan Nayyar said that the incident took place around 12:30 am on Monday. He said that smugglers had arrived in the village with three vehicles to untie cattle, and the villagers, including Deepak, confronted them. The smugglers then abducted Deepak, drove him around for an hour, crushed his head, and dumped his body four kilometres away. "We received information at around 3:00 am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vans," Nayyar said. "During this, when the villagers chased them, one vehicle got stuck in the village, the people of which fled from there, and a youth from the village chased the other vehicle.
Smugglers abducted Deepak, drove him around for an hour, crushed his head, and dumped his body 4 km away. He said, "We received information at around 3:00 am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vans. During this, when the villagers chased them, one vehicle got stuck in the village, the people of which fled from there, and a youth from the village chased the other vehicle, the smugglers took him in their vehicle and later pushed him out of the vehicle. Due to which he suffered a head injury and died after falling on the road. On the complaint of the family, a case has been registered under the relevant sections, and post-mortem proceedings are being done."
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also issued directives in the incident, following which, the District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, Inspector General, and other senior officials immediately reached the spot. All senior officials are engaging in dialogue with the victim's family. As per CM Yogi's directive, strict action will be taken against those responsible for the incident.
Following the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued directives, and the District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, Inspector General, and other senior officials immediately went to the scene. All senior officials are in contact with the victim's family, and as per the Chief Minister's directive, strict action will be taken against the culprits.
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