UP police gives clean chit to Mulayam in IPS officer threat case

The Uttar Pradesh police Monday yet again gave a clean chit to former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in connection with allegedly threatening IPS officer Amitabh Thakur over phone three years ago.

Submitting the final report (FR) before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Anand Prakash Singh, the state police said proceedings should be initiated against Thakur under CrPC Section 182 for lodging a "false" FIR against Mulayam Yadav.

The judge fixed November 15 for passing the order on the final report.

Earlier, forwarding the final report to the court, Circle Officer (Bazarkhala) Anil Kumar Yadav said there was no evidence to prove the commission of offence against the SP leader as alleged by the IPS officer, and hence, the previously sent FR was again approved and the investigation was concluded.

Thakur had lodged an FIR with Hazratganj police on