Supreme Court seeks Yogi government's response on encounters
The PUCL said over 1,100 encounters have taken place in the past year, wherein 49 people were killed and 370 were injured.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government in two weeks on a PIL filed by People’s Union for Civil Liberties through its secretary V. Suresh for a CBI probe into hundreds of encounters ever since Yogi Adithyanath became the chief minister.
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Kanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud asked the petitioner’s counsel Sanjay Parikh to serve a copy on state additional advocate general Aishw-arya Bhati to enable the state to file response in two weeks. The bench directed the matter to be listed after three weeks.
The PUCL brought to the notice of the court incidents of massive administrative liquidation taking place in the state in blatant violation of rule of law, legal and constitutional protection available to the citizens, in particular, regarding life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The PUCL said over 1,100 encounters have taken place in the past year, wherein 49 people were killed and 370 were injured.
According to the figures given by the state of Uttar Pradesh to the NHRC, in the encounters, 58 persons have died between 01.01.2017-31.03.2018. criminals are terrified with the thought that either they will have to give up crime or leave UP, or maybe even leave this world.”
The impunity with which the police encounters have been taking place is endorsed by the state government, which is clear from the statements made by the chief minister on several occasions.