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Bajrangi’s killing in jail congress leader and veteran par- interview to a news channel in June or leave U.P or may be even leave
this world.”
liamentarian Pramod Tiwari in talk 2017, UP chief minister Yogi Adity-
anath had said, “Agar apradh karenge
Quoting the example of a gym
with Tehelka. “In BJP rule, the law
raises many questions and order situation has become toh thok diye jayenge (If they commit trainer of Noida who was report-
crimes, they will be killed).” PUCL
edly critically injured in a police
even worse than before,” he added.
While criticising poor law and or-
also quoted a news item carried out encounter on February 5 2018, the
der situation, the State president of
The report also highlighted con-
tions expressed by the NHRC in a
Samjwadi Party, Naresh Uttam said, in March 2018. petitioner referred to the observa-
“There is no law and order or rule of cerns raised by the National Human press release issued the same day:
The apex court has issued notice to the UP government to submit its time-bound reply on alleged law. Even police sub-inspectors are Rights Commission and relatives of “The Commission has observed that
extrajudicial killings in police encounters within two weeks, writes MUDIT MATHUR not safe in police station, stabbed the deceased persons regarding the it seems that the police personnel in
to death and constables are killed. likelihood of fake encounters, the the State of Uttar Pradesh are feel-
Now, high security jails witness abuse of power by police authori- ing free, misusing their power in the
gruesome daylight murder.” “The ties as well as the apparent support light of an undeclared endorsement
governance in state totally failed in by the State government,” petition given by the higher ups. They are us-
the hands of BJP,” he contended. argued. Petitioner cited Adityanath ing their privileges to settle scores
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath statement in response to opposi- with the people. The police force is
has directed stern action against tion’s concern over the allegations to protect the people; these kind of
jail officials and assured that guilty incidents would send a wrong mes-
would not be spared. Spokesper- sage to the society. Creating an at-
son of Aam Aadmi party, Vaibhav In UP’s badlands mosphere of fear is not the correct
Maheshwari said, “There is anar- where gangsters way to deal with the crime. In this
chy all over the state. A prisoner is particular case, the injured man is
killed clod blooded in its premises. and politicians not an offender. He was travelling
Nobody is safe outside either. There happily mingle, with his friends when the rowdy
must be fair and impartial probe act done by the delinquent SI has
and entire case must be worked out Munna Bajrangi gravely violated his right to life and
at the earliest.” was the outlaw liberty.”
On July 2, the Supreme Court Referring the dictum of the Su-
bench comprising Chief Justice Di- who only knew preme Court, that clearly said that
pak Misra and Justices A.M. Khan- “the state cannot adopt such means,
wilkar and D Y Chandrachud has the language which are against the constitutional
issued notice on the PIL for exam- of the gun principles to fight with terrorism or
ining allegations of extrajudicial hardened criminals. Such extrajudi-
killings in police encounters and cial killings in the name of encoun-
the role of Uttar Pradesh govern- of brazen powers given to police ters were considered as ‘state-spon-
• Killer killed he Uttar Pradesh gov- ister Keshav Mourya and Additional Just nine days before the kill - ment. The PIL has also sought a for encounter spree. Chief Minister sored terrorism’ and could not be
Munna Bajrangi ernment has begun the Director of Police (Law and Order) ing of Munna Bajrangi, wife Seema probe into encounter killings in the Yogi Adityanath had said, “Everyone permitted as it would be against the
was facing two preparation to defend Anand Kumar, the custodial killing Singh held a press conference in state in accordance with apex court should be guaranteed security, but Rule of Law.” The statements made
dozen cases its position before the in the Baghpat jail upset the tone of Lucknow and asked for security guidelines already enforced on the those who want to disturb peace of by the Chief Minister and other au-
of murder T apex court over alleged the preparations. cover for her husband. She alleged subject. the society and believe in the gun, thorities on the face of it violate the
and extortion extrajudicial killings in police en- The government faced severe that some white collared people Petitioner even placed on re - should be given the answer in the restrictions imposed by this Hon’ble
against him counters. The matter was brought criticism when it failed to protect with connivance of some STF cops cords a news report published by language of the gun itself.” Court on State’s duty while deal-
to light in a Public Interest Litiga- the life of an under-trial prisoner are conspiring to eliminate her hus- some media organisations. The re- According to a news report on ing with the criminals, the petition
tion (PIL) filed by a Human Right or- who was shot dead point blankly band in judicial custody and they port examined cases of fourteen of September 16, 2017, that the ADJ emphasised.
ganisation, People’s Union for Civil inside the premises of Baghpat Jail had attempted to poison him in the persons killed in police encoun- Law and Order, Anand Kumar had Petitioner of PUCL urged that
Liberties (PUCL). The apex court has in western UP, on July 9, despite the jail through their under trial mole. ters in the state and found several stated that police encounter in Ut- the investigation should be handed
issued a notice to the state govern- early warnings by the deceased’s Bajrangi was named in the murder patterns including the similarity in tar Pradesh were as per the “desires over to the Central Bureau of In-
ment to submit its time bound reply wife. A life-term convict assail - case of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, 13 the language of all FIRs; the men- of the government, expectations of vestigation (CBI) in addition to a
within two weeks. The PIL sought a ant pumped more than ten bullets years ago and facing trial in about tion of accomplices who could not public and according to the consti- monitoring committee headed by
probe into such encounter killings on the head and chest of Munna 40 other heinous criminal cases be traced; marks of police torture in tutional and legal power accorded a retired Supreme Court judges to
in the state in the last one year. Bagrangi, an under-trial accused of under the charges of murder and the body, etc. It further reported that to the police.” The report further inquire into the role played by the
At a time, when high-level con- murdering former BJP MLA Krish- extortion. out of twelve families interviewed, quoted Deputy CM Keshav Prasad state machinery in the act of com-
sultation was busy defending the nanand Rai. He was getting ready to “Nobody is safe at his home or on only in one case family’s statement Maurya saying. “Today criminals are mission of police encounters.
quoted utterances of Chief Minister attend a court proceeding when he roads. Even jails are not remained has been recorded for inquiry. terrified with the thought that ei-
Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Min- was killed. safe in UP,” commented senior Petitioner also cited that in an ther they will have to give up crime LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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