Lucknow, April 5 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday, claiming its much-touted "zero tolerance" policy against crime and corruption has completely collapsed.

His remarks came in the wake of an incident in Bareilly, where a sub-inspector and two constables from Fateganj Pashchimi police station were suspended for allegedly abducting a man and demanding a ransom of Rs 2 lakh.

According to officials, the accused police personnel allegedly threatened to jail the victim if he did not pay the demanded amount.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bareilly, Anurag Arya, said that all three accused officers have been suspended, and an investigation is underway. "We rece...