Mayawati's Party Leader Pulls Up Cops Over Reward For Jailed UP Don's Wife
NDTV
Uttar Pradesh Police has announced a Rs 25,000 cash reward for information leading to Ms Parveen's arrest.
Senior BSP leader Uma Shankar Singh on Monday came out in support of Shaista Parveen, the wife of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and said the police's cash reward for information on her is an attempt "to divert attention" from its failure in solving the Umesh Pal murder case.
Uttar Pradesh Police has announced a Rs 25,000 cash reward for information leading to Ms Parveen's arrest.
Mr Singh said while questioning the move, "The action of declaring the reward is an attempt by the police to divert attention."
Speaking to reporters, the BSP's leader in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly added, "Even after 15 days of the incident, the hands of Prayagraj police are empty. People should not question them, therefore, the reward has been declared.
