Mafia-turned legislator alleges conspiracy against him

Lucknow, July 19 (UNI) Controversial Rashtriya Parivartan Dal(RPD) leader and mafia-turned legislator D P Yadav has blamed conspiracy behind lodging of criminal case against him in connection with the attempted murder of a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case.

Talking to mediapersons after voting in the Presidential polls here, Mr Yadav said a conspiracy has been hatched against him and his family members to implicate them in criminal cases.

'' We have nothing to do with the incident'', he stated.

Earlier, an FIR had been registered against Mr Yadav and some of his family members after a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case was poisoned.

To another question, the RPD leader said that UPA candidate Pratibha Patil will win with a landslide margin in the Presidential polls.

UNI