India, Feb. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed police to take "strict action" and ensure the early arrest of the assailants of YouTuber Saleem Wastik, even as his condition remained critical on Saturday and there was no headway in tracing the two unidentified bikers who stabbed him multiple times at his office-cum-residence in Ghaziabad's Loni on Friday morning.

"The condition of Wastik is still critical, and we are in constant touch with the doctors at GTB Hospital in Delhi. We have even been told that he may be referred to a higher facility if the doctors feel the need at any point. Our teams are working round-the-clock to trace them [assailants]. We are taking help of local information, electronic surveill...