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Goonda raj is back in Uttar Pradesh and how?

In the last week alone, a whopping 126 cases of rape and assault have been registered across the state, leaving the country gaping wide at the state's fledgling law and order situation.

In past 48 hours, one case of murder, four rape and two acid attack were reported in UP.

Let down by the police, common people have started taking law into their hands now. As many as three cases of vigilantism has been lodged in the past 36 hours.

In Ghazipur, an enraged mob killed three bike-borne youths, who has allegedly tried to slay the husband of a village head.

In another case reported in Auriya,  a group of vigilantes set ablaze a house of a “goonda”, who has opened fire at a young boy after he refused to pay “goonda tax”.

Despite mounting anger in the public, IP police seems unperturbed.

"The main reason behind the rise in crime against women is their empowerment," said ADG, Law and Order, Arun Kumar.

BSP's S.P. Murya said: "Our leader Mayawati had said that those who voted the Samajwadi Party to power will regret within a year and exactly that's happening."

But SP leader Naresh Agarwal defended the government. "Name a state where crime does not takes place," he said.

We are all waiting to see how Akhilesh Yadav deals with the rising vandalism in his state?

AW: Suchorita Dutta