SC to take heed to plea looking for neutral probe into killing of Atiq, Ashraf 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take heed to on April 28 a plea looking for an neutral probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.

Atiq Ahmad (60) and Ashraf have been shot lifeless at point-blank range by three males posing as journalists in the midst of a media interaction on April 15 night whereas police personnel have been escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup.

The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, has moreover sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters which have taken place in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.

Tiwari talked concerning the matter for urgent itemizing on Monday sooner than a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha. He instructed the bench that his plea was slated to return again up for listening to on Monday nonetheless it has not been listed.

“Since five judges are not available, some cases in which dates were given have not been listed. We will try to list this on Friday (April 28),” the CJI talked about, together with, some apex courtroom judges are down with COVID-19 whereas some others are indisposed as a consequence of various causes.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police had simply currently talked about that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters throughout the six years of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led authorities and this included Ahmad’s son Asad and his accomplice.

The plea filed throughout the apex courtroom has sought the establishing of an neutral skilled committee to probe the killing of Atiq and Ashraf.

“Issue guidelines/directions to safeguard the rule of law by constituting an independent expert committee under the chairmanship of a former Supreme Court justice to inquire into the 183 encounters which had occurred since 2017 as stated by Uttar Pradesh Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) and also to inquire into the police custody murder of Atiq and Ashraf,” it talked about.

Referring to Atiq’s killing, the plea talked about “such actions by police are a severe threat to democracy and rule of law and lead to a police state.”

“In a democratic society, the police cannot be allowed to become a mode of delivering final justice or to become a punishing authority. The power of punishment is only vested in the judiciary,” the plea submitted.

It talked about extra-judicial killings or faux police encounters don’t have any place throughout the regulation.

When the police flip “daredevils then the entire rule of law collapses and generates fear in the mind of people against the police which is very dangerous for democracy and this also results in more crimes,” the plea mentioned.

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take heed to on April 28 a plea looking for an neutral probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.

Atiq Ahmad (60) and Ashraf have been shot lifeless at point-blank range by three males posing as journalists in the midst of a media interaction on April 15 night whereas police personnel have been escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup.

The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, has moreover sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters which have taken place in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Tiwari talked concerning the matter for urgent itemizing on Monday sooner than a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha. He instructed the bench that his plea was slated to return again up for listening to on Monday nonetheless it has not been listed.

“Since five judges are not available, some cases in which dates were given have not been listed. We will try to list this on Friday (April 28),” the CJI talked about, together with, some apex courtroom judges are down with COVID-19 whereas some others are indisposed as a consequence of various causes.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police had simply currently talked about that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters throughout the six years of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led authorities and this included Ahmad’s son Asad and his accomplice.

The plea filed throughout the apex courtroom has sought the establishing of an neutral skilled committee to probe the killing of Atiq and Ashraf.

“Issue guidelines/directions to safeguard the rule of law by constituting an independent expert committee under the chairmanship of a former Supreme Court justice to inquire into the 183 encounters which had occurred since 2017 as stated by Uttar Pradesh Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) and also to inquire into the police custody murder of Atiq and Ashraf,” it talked about.

Referring to Atiq’s killing, the plea talked about “such actions by police are a severe threat to democracy and rule of law and lead to a police state.”

“In a democratic society, the police cannot be allowed to become a mode of delivering final justice or to become a punishing authority. The power of punishment is only vested in the judiciary,” the plea submitted.

It talked about extra-judicial killings or faux police encounters don’t have any place throughout the regulation.

When the police flip “daredevils then the entire rule of law collapses and generates fear in the mind of people against the police which is very dangerous for democracy and this also results in more crimes,” the plea mentioned.

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