Kamlesh Tiwari murder: Wife accuses UP govt of trying to silence her

In a new turn of events on Saturday, Kiran Tiwari, wife of the deceased Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari has accused the police of not providing enough security to her husband. She has also alleged the government of 'trying to silence her'.

Kiran for a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday where she alleged "police negligence" to be a cause of her husband's death. "We have doubts on the police action. Police's negligence is to be blamed for my husband's murder. I request the government that the accused should be hanged to death at the earliest," she said.

In a set of other allegations, Kiran Tiwari has claimed that she had not "begged" before the government for any financial aid and said that "the government wanted to silence us by giving money." She criticised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for not visiting her home after Kamlesh Tiwari's murder and accused the government of not providing enough security to the slain leader.

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Accused arrested from Gujarat-Rajasthan border

Earlier this week, the state government had sanctioned an amount of Rs 15 lakh and a house to Kamlesh Tiwari's family, who was murdered in Lucknow on October 18. So far, seven people have been taken into custody for having a connection with the murder. Two accused of murder, 34-year-old Ashfaq Hussain Jakir Hussain Shaikh and 27-year-old Moinuddin Khurshid Pathan were arrested by Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from the Gujarat-Rajasthan border on October 22.

Three other accused have been sent to police custody for four days on October 22 in connection with the case. The case is currently under probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which had arrested two more people in connection with the murder on Saturday. 

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Kiran Tiwari declared new party president

The office-bearers of the Hindu Samaj Party have chosen Kiran Tiwari as the new party president. A senior party official Rajesh Tripathi stated that she would officially assume charge at the party office in Lucknow on Saturday. Thereafter, they will address the media at the Lucknow Press Club from 2 pm to 4 pm.

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(With inputs from ANI)