By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Ideally suited Courtroom on Monday agreed to listen to on April 28 a plea in search of an unbiased probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.
Atiq Ahmad (60) and Ashraf had been shot useless at point-blank vary by way of 3 males posing as reporters in the course of a media interplay on April 15 evening whilst police staff had been escorting them to a clinical school in Prayagraj for a checkup.
The plea, filed by way of suggest Vishal Tiwari, has additionally sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters that experience taken position in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.
Tiwari discussed the subject for pressing list on Monday sooner than a bench comprising Leader Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha. He informed the bench that his plea used to be slated to return up for listening to on Monday however it has now not been indexed.
“Since 5 judges don’t seem to be to be had, some circumstances wherein dates got have now not been indexed. We can attempt to checklist this on Friday (April 28),” the CJI mentioned, including, some apex courtroom judges are down with COVID-19 whilst some others are indisposed because of different causes.
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The Uttar Pradesh Police had not too long ago mentioned that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters within the six years of the Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath-led govt and this integrated Ahmad’s son Asad and his associate.
The plea filed within the apex courtroom has sought the putting in of an unbiased knowledgeable committee to probe the killing of Atiq and Ashraf.
“Factor pointers/instructions to safeguard the guideline of regulation by way of constituting an unbiased knowledgeable committee beneath the chairmanship of a former Ideally suited Courtroom justice to inquire into the 183 encounters which had took place since 2017 as mentioned by way of Uttar Pradesh Particular Director Normal of Police (Regulation and Order) and in addition to inquire into the police custody homicide of Atiq and Ashraf,” it mentioned.
Regarding Atiq’s killing, the plea mentioned “such movements by way of police are a critical danger to democracy and rule of regulation and result in a police state.”
“In a democratic society, the police can’t be allowed to grow to be a method of handing over ultimate justice or to grow to be a punishing authority. The ability of punishment is handiest vested within the judiciary,” the plea submitted.
It mentioned extra-judicial killings or pretend police encounters haven’t any position within the regulation.
When the police flip “daredevils then all of the rule of regulation collapses and generates concern within the thoughts of other folks in opposition to the police which may be very unhealthy for democracy and this additionally ends up in extra crimes,” the plea mentioned.
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NEW DELHI: The Ideally suited Courtroom on Monday agreed to listen to on April 28 a plea in search of an unbiased probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.
Atiq Ahmad (60) and Ashraf had been shot useless at point-blank vary by way of 3 males posing as reporters in the course of a media interplay on April 15 evening whilst police staff had been escorting them to a clinical school in Prayagraj for a checkup.
The plea, filed by way of suggest Vishal Tiwari, has additionally sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters that experience taken position in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Tiwari discussed the subject for pressing list on Monday sooner than a bench comprising Leader Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha. He informed the bench that his plea used to be slated to return up for listening to on Monday however it has now not been indexed.
“Since 5 judges don’t seem to be to be had, some circumstances wherein dates got have now not been indexed. We can attempt to checklist this on Friday (April 28),” the CJI mentioned, including, some apex courtroom judges are down with COVID-19 whilst some others are indisposed because of different causes.
ALSO READ: I’m going to be discovered useless by way of the roadside: Atiq’s premonition got here true
The Uttar Pradesh Police had not too long ago mentioned that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters within the six years of the Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath-led govt and this integrated Ahmad’s son Asad and his associate.
The plea filed within the apex courtroom has sought the putting in of an unbiased knowledgeable committee to probe the killing of Atiq and Ashraf.
“Factor pointers/instructions to safeguard the guideline of regulation by way of constituting an unbiased knowledgeable committee beneath the chairmanship of a former Ideally suited Courtroom justice to inquire into the 183 encounters which had took place since 2017 as mentioned by way of Uttar Pradesh Particular Director Normal of Police (Regulation and Order) and in addition to inquire into the police custody homicide of Atiq and Ashraf,” it mentioned.
Regarding Atiq’s killing, the plea mentioned “such movements by way of police are a critical danger to democracy and rule of regulation and result in a police state.”
“In a democratic society, the police can’t be allowed to grow to be a method of handing over ultimate justice or to grow to be a punishing authority. The ability of punishment is handiest vested within the judiciary,” the plea submitted.
It mentioned extra-judicial killings or pretend police encounters haven’t any position within the regulation.
When the police flip “daredevils then all of the rule of regulation collapses and generates concern within the thoughts of other folks in opposition to the police which may be very unhealthy for democracy and this additionally ends up in extra crimes,” the plea mentioned.
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Will Atiq’s killing see new breed of criminals who search popularity by way of concentrated on larger fish?
How organised crime reared its violent head over UP’s political panorama
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