Sultanpur (UP), Nov 7 A special MP/MLA court in Sultanpur on Saturday deferred the hearing on a complaint seeking an FIR against former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his private secretary in a 2004 electrocution incident, as a police report sought by the court was not submitted.
The court posted the matter for November 18, advocate Kashi Prasad Shukla, representing the complainant, said.
The complaint relates to an incident of electrocution that took place during the Saifai Mahotsav in December 2004, in which two people were killed and a third, Mohammad Ali, suffered burns, Shukla said.
According to the advocate, Ali and two others came into contact with exposed wires at the event, which was held by then chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and the then Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav.
Shukla claimed that Ali's family was promised Rs 15.05 lakh from the party fund in compensation and medical treatment, but the money was never paid.
He alleged that Akhilesh Yadav knew about the incident and that a cheque bearing his signature was issued, despite there being insufficient funds in the bank account.
The advocate also accused Akhilesh Yadav's then private secretary, Gajendra Yadav, of issuing a "forged" or fresh death certificate in Ali's name. He claimed that the certificate bore Gajendra Yadav's signature.
Shukla said Ali had originally approached the Allahabad High Court, which directed him to approach a lower court under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
Following the high court's order, an application was moved before the special court seeking registration of an FIR against Akhilesh Yadav and Gajendra Yadav, the advocate said.
The court sought a report from the local police station, which is yet to come.
