<p>An Uttar Pradesh whistle-blower, who was shot at and critically injured after accusing the district police chief of Mahoba, about 300 kilometres from here, of demanding a bribe, died at a hospital. </p>.<p>The whistle-blower, Indrakant Tripathi, who dealt in stone crushing business at Kabrai area in Mahoba, was shot at barely two days after he uploaded a video on the social media claiming that the then district police chief Manilal Patidar had demanded bribe from him to allow him to carry on his business.</p>.<p>Tripathi was rushed to the hospital in Kanpur, where he succumbed to his injuries late on Sunday night.</p>.<p>Patidar was suspended by the UP government and a probe was ordered against him. The family members of Tripathi alleged on Monday that Patidar was 'behind' attack on the trader and demanded his immediate arrest.</p>.<p>''Tripathi had received threatening calls after the video went viral on social media.....we suspect that Patidar may be behind the attack,'' the nephew of the slain trader said.</p>.<p>He also said that Patidar was referred to as 'Raja' (king) in the district.</p>.<p>The opposition parties launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government and said that the police officials were now giving' 'supari' (contract killing) against those raising their voice against corruption.</p>.<p>''Tripathi's murder raises serious questions on the functioning of the UP government....corruption and crime are at their peak in the state,'' Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday.</p>
<p>An Uttar Pradesh whistle-blower, who was shot at and critically injured after accusing the district police chief of Mahoba, about 300 kilometres from here, of demanding a bribe, died at a hospital. </p>.<p>The whistle-blower, Indrakant Tripathi, who dealt in stone crushing business at Kabrai area in Mahoba, was shot at barely two days after he uploaded a video on the social media claiming that the then district police chief Manilal Patidar had demanded bribe from him to allow him to carry on his business.</p>.<p>Tripathi was rushed to the hospital in Kanpur, where he succumbed to his injuries late on Sunday night.</p>.<p>Patidar was suspended by the UP government and a probe was ordered against him. The family members of Tripathi alleged on Monday that Patidar was 'behind' attack on the trader and demanded his immediate arrest.</p>.<p>''Tripathi had received threatening calls after the video went viral on social media.....we suspect that Patidar may be behind the attack,'' the nephew of the slain trader said.</p>.<p>He also said that Patidar was referred to as 'Raja' (king) in the district.</p>.<p>The opposition parties launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government and said that the police officials were now giving' 'supari' (contract killing) against those raising their voice against corruption.</p>.<p>''Tripathi's murder raises serious questions on the functioning of the UP government....corruption and crime are at their peak in the state,'' Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday.</p>