{"id":30866,"date":"2026-10-01T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30866"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:00:32","slug":"might-as-well-disband-you-sc-slams-up-police-for-cover-up-job-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30866","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Might as well disband you\u2019: SC slams UP police for cover-up job | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134605733,imgsize-152692,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/west-bengal-appeal-against-pradhan-will-be-dismissed-indicates-supreme-court.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Might as well disband you\u2019: SC slams UP police for cover-up job\" title=\"A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning.\">A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday slammed Uttar Pradesh police for not naming the accused in a road accident case despite the complainant catching him on the spot and handing him over to police. <!-- -->It said it would be better if investigations in all criminal cases were handed over to CBI if the state police worked with an agenda and did cover-up jobs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cIn everything you have an agenda. How will people trust you if this is how you proceed with matters? It is better if we ask the CBI to step in all UP police investigations. <!-- -->We might as well disband UP police. This nonsense has to stop at some point,\u201d the court said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How will people trust police: SC<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Supreme Court added that the affidavit filed by Shobhit Kumar, circle officer of Khurja in Bulandshahr, who was directed to give an explanation, was \u201cutterly uninspiring\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cToeing the line is one thing but bending over is another. And this kind of cover up job&#8230; less said the better,\u201d SC said and summoned the officer to be present in court to give an explanation on his conduct.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cThe said officer shall be present before court on next date to account for the same. It would be open to him to file a better affidavit explaining as to why FIR No. 195\/2026 was filed on Aug 19 against an unknown motorcycle rider when it is the admitted fact that the said rider was apprehended at the spot. In paragraph 6 of aforestated affidavit, the name of the motorcycle rider is disclosed as Tushar s\/o Prempal. The reason as to why the name was left blank in the FIR initially and was, thereafter, supplemented, requires to be explained,\u201d the bench said in its order.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The bench sought an explanation on why an FIR was filed against unknown person in the case. \u201cWhy did you write unknown if the person was caught at the spot? Why did you register the FIR against an unknown motorcycle rider if he was caught on the spot? How will people trust the police?\u201d the bench asked.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/might-as-well-disband-you-sc-slams-up-police-for-cover-up-job\/articleshow\/134605724.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning. 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