UP govt doing encounters to hide failure: Akhilesh on Bahraich row

Reacting to Bahraich encounter, ex-UP CM Akhilesh Yadav said government was conducting encounters to cover up its failure. "If encounters improved...law and order of the state, UP would've been way ahead of most states," he said. Two of the accused in Bahraich violence were shot by police after one person died in clashes during Goddess Durga's idol immersion.