Someone is complicit, says SC on Atiq Ahmad's killing
It has also sought a status report from the state government on 183 'police encounters' that have taken place since 2017.
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It has also sought a status report from the state government on 183 'police encounters' that have taken place since 2017.
According to the state police, 183 people have been killed in numerous police encounters since the Yogi Adityanath government assumed office in March 2017. Yogi's detractors have often claimed many of them were staged.
“There were 5 to 10 people guarding him (Atiq)… How can someone just come and shoot? How does this happen? Someone is complicit," the bench observed.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday sought a "comprehensive affidavit" from the State of Uttar Pradesh on the progress of investigation/prosecution into the police encounter...
The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Uttar Pradesh Police and asked it to file an updated status report as to the status of investigation or trial in all 183 cases where criminals have been gunned down in alleged fake encounters since 2017, ...