The top court imposed a high cost of Rs 10 lakh on the Yogi government and said that preventive detention cannot be founded on a confession allegedly made by Afroz while in police custody.
The judicial commission said the 2024 Sambhal violence during the Shahi Jama Masjid survey was a pre-planned conspiracy and praised police and administration for preventing wider unrest.
The order came after a petition was filed by Chaudhary and the state government, challenging the CJM’s decision. The matter is set to be heard again on February 2
Vibhanshu Sudhir, CJM of Sambhal, recently ordered the registration of an FIR against Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anuj Chaudhary and 20 policemen on January 9 in connection with the viol ...
Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudhir issued the order on January 9, after hearing a petition filed by Yameen, whose son was injured in the alleged police firing during the violence.
Right-wing outfits and the ruling BJP have attributed the change to the ‘appeasement politics’ pursued by previous regimes, including those led by the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress.
