Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Kamlesh Balmiki was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Monday, police said.
LS polls are scheduled to take place in the months of April and May.
Mob violence broke out near Chingrawathi police post on December 3 after cattle carcasses were found strewn in a field near Mahaw village. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and 20-year-old Sumit Kumar were shot dead as the mob attacked police.
A court on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody the man who allegedly shot dead a police inspector during mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district earlier this month.
According to India TV reporter Gonika Arora, the police responded to incident with urgency, however failed to quell the uproar as the BJP legislator accused the cops of encouraging such communally sensitive incidents.
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The Shiv Sena said while Adityanath sought to rename Hyderabad, he had "failed to address the basic issues in his state".
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Family of Inspector Subodh Singh meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP DGP OP Singh at CM residence.
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Bulandshahr violence accused Yogesh Raj appears before camera, rejects his involvement in killing of inspector
A thorough investigation into the incident was ordered by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
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Owaisi takes a jibe at CM Yogi, says life of a cow valued more than that of a human in Bulandshahr
She further said that her husband always worked with complete honesty and believed in taking responsibilities.
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