The shocking reaction of the SP leaders on the issue of rape and murder is not new.

Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Faced with growing criticism due to the poor law and order situation, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday remarked that the Uttar Pradesh government should not be expected to keep a check on each and every crime in the state.

"The population of Uttar Pradesh is 21 crore. Every crime cannot be checked in the state. The police take action against the criminals if such cases take place," Mulayam told reporters in response to a media query on the gang rape and murder of a 30-year-old woman in Lucknow's Mohanlalganj area.

SP blames media

Senior SP leader Naresh Agarwal accused the media of being biased against the Uttar Pradesh government while reporting crimes. "The media seems to have developed an extraordinary affection for UP. It blows up any crime case in the state. The truth is that such crimes are taking place in other states too. Similar incident took place in Bangalore a day ago. But media don't pick up those cases with the same zeal."

Even Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has shown disconnect from whatever is happening in his state. Instead of expressing his anguish over the rape and murder of the woman, Akhilesh showed more keenness in offering condolence to those killed in the Malaysian Airlines plane crash. "Shocked and saddened by the news of Malaysia Airlines plane MH17. My heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones. The truth must be found and the guilty must be punished," the chief minister tweeted.

The shocking reaction of the SP leaders on the issue of rape and murder is not new. The shocking reaction of the SP leaders on the issue of rape and murder is not new.

However, the shocking reaction of the SP leaders on the issue of rape and murder is not new. Last week UP minister Abhishek Mishra had said it was not possible to deploy policemen behind every woman to ensure their security.

In the latest case, the victim's body was found at the premises of a primary school on Thursday. Additional Director of Police Sutapa Sanyal told reporters that it was one of the most gruesome crimes in the recent times. "Twelve injury marks were found on the body," Sanyal said.

Cop suspended

SSP Praveen Kumar has suspended police inspector Kamruddin and subinspector Munnilal Verma following the incident. The victim was a laboratory assistant at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. A resident of Gorakhpur, the victim had joined the job two years ago after her husband's death. The woman has an 11-year-old daughter and a sixyear-old son.