<p>The Uttar Pradesh government found itself in a spot after a court here on Wednesday ordered the registration of FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur over telephone.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The court order was a indictment of the state government as it comes after the Lucknow police gave a clean chit to Mulayam in the matter.<br /><br />Chief judicial magistrate Somprabha Mishra delivered the order on an application moved by Thakur after the police refused to register a case in this regard claiming that there was no prima facie evidence. <br /><br />The court directed the Hazratganj police to register a case against the SP supremo and submit a progress report. The Lucknow police failed to file any enquiry report with the court during the hearing of Thakur’s application.<br /><br />Thakur had approached the police for registration of a case against Mulayam after the latter allegedly threatened him over telephone in July this year. Thakur had also released an audio tape purportedly containing the conversation between him and Mulayam.<br />Thakur’s wife Nutan, a social activist, welcomed the order and said she hoped the police would conduct a “fair investigation” in the matter.<br /><br />Two days after he released the audio tape, Thakur was suspended on charges of “indiscipline, violating service rules, dereliction of duty” and “adopting anti-government approach”. <br /><br />A case of rape was also lodged against Thakur a few days after his suspension. The state Lokayukta, which probed a complaint of disproportionate assets case against him, has recommended to the state government to get the matter investigated by CBI.</p>
<p>The Uttar Pradesh government found itself in a spot after a court here on Wednesday ordered the registration of FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur over telephone.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The court order was a indictment of the state government as it comes after the Lucknow police gave a clean chit to Mulayam in the matter.<br /><br />Chief judicial magistrate Somprabha Mishra delivered the order on an application moved by Thakur after the police refused to register a case in this regard claiming that there was no prima facie evidence. <br /><br />The court directed the Hazratganj police to register a case against the SP supremo and submit a progress report. The Lucknow police failed to file any enquiry report with the court during the hearing of Thakur’s application.<br /><br />Thakur had approached the police for registration of a case against Mulayam after the latter allegedly threatened him over telephone in July this year. Thakur had also released an audio tape purportedly containing the conversation between him and Mulayam.<br />Thakur’s wife Nutan, a social activist, welcomed the order and said she hoped the police would conduct a “fair investigation” in the matter.<br /><br />Two days after he released the audio tape, Thakur was suspended on charges of “indiscipline, violating service rules, dereliction of duty” and “adopting anti-government approach”. <br /><br />A case of rape was also lodged against Thakur a few days after his suspension. The state Lokayukta, which probed a complaint of disproportionate assets case against him, has recommended to the state government to get the matter investigated by CBI.</p>
