Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav suspended Superintendent of Police Lakhimpur Kheri S K Singh following the kidnapping of a local Samajwadi Party leader in the district.
After being rescued, the SP leader alleged that senior police officers had warned her against naming the main abductor in statement to the police, sources said.
Firozabad Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar Singh was suspended after an eye witness in a six-year-old murder case was shot dead by three gunmen in the district today.