Dramatic arrest of Samajwadi Party leader, UP cops find him hiding behind mattress
Kannauj: In a dramatic turn of events, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former party treasurer Kaish Khan was arrested earlier this week after being found hiding behind a mattress at his brother’s house in Balapeer, Kannauj. The arrest followed a tip-off received by the police, leading to a search operation.
Khan had been served an order by Kannauj District Magistrate Ashutosh Mohan Agnihotri on July 28, directing him to stay out of the district for six months. The court had instructed him to leave Kannauj immediately, and he had reportedly not been seen in the district since.
However, on Wednesday, police received information that he was in his neighbourhood in Balapeer. Despite initial searches at his residence and his brother’s house yielding no results, officers eventually found Khan hiding behind a mattress on a cot in one of the rooms and subsequently took him into custody, as reported by India Today on Saturday.
"He was arrested while relaxing at his house. Later, it was discovered he had also tried to hide in the loft to evade us," said Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar.
He added that Khan faces multiple criminal cases. A case under section 3 and 10 of the Goonda Act will be registered against him.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
