LUCKNOW, Jan. 19 -- Raising questions over law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh while citing some recent incidents of crime, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the government has completely failed to control crime and corruption.

"Corruption and crime are at their peak in Uttar Pradesh. Murders, robberies, thefts, dacoities, and rapes are happening every day. The government's claim of zero tolerance on law and order, crime, and corruption is completely false," he said in statement issued during the day.

"In Sitapur, a retired revenue officer's family was held hostage and robbed of Rs.17 lakh. In Ambedkar Nagar, a woman was brutally murdered in broad daylight. In Etah district, four members of a ...