The brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother, captured live on television cameras, has once again focused on the ferocity and frequency of police encounter deaths in Uttar Pradesh. That the murder took place during a press interview conducted by the police only adds to the questions surrounding the motivation of the state and its police force.
A single Bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a criminal Misc Anticipatory bail Application U/S 438 Cr.P.C filed by Mohd Asad a close aide of former MP Atiq Ahmed, lodged in Ahmedabad jail, in a case at Kareli Police station.