# SC raps UP Police, suggests CBI take over all cases 2026-09-30T15:56:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 6 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 30 September, strongly criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police for registering an FIR against an ‘unknown’ motorcycle rider in a harassment case despite the suspect being caught on the spot and handed over to the police. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva questioned how people could trust the police if investigations were conducted in such a manner. The court orally remarked that it might be better to ask the CBI to step in and take over all UP Police investigations, adding, ‘This nonsense has to stop at some point.’ The bench directed the station house officer of the Bulandshahr police station to appear personally at the next hearing and file a fresh affidavit explaining why the accused's name was initially left blank in the FIR and later added. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All six sources report the same event neutrally, with no discernible pro-government or critical slant. The court's sharp oral remarks and the petitioner's allegations are reproduced verbatim across outlets, and the one source that also carries the police denial (Times of India) includes it without favouring either side. The uniform coverage reflects a consensus that the bench's observations were unusually harsh, but no outlet frames the story as an indictment of the state government. The concrete next step is the SHO's personal appearance and fresh affidavit at the next hearing. ## Coverage Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Leads with the court's question in the headline, straight report - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Reports the court's remarks and the complainant's allegations without editorialising - nationalheraldindia.com (neutral report) Reports the court's observations and the petitioner's allegations, no slant - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Covers the court's remarks and includes the police denial, straight news - deccanherald.com (neutral report) Leads with the court's sharp remark, otherwise straight report - livelaw.in (neutral report) Provides a detailed court order summary, neutral and factual This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bulandshahr, CBI, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-raps-up-police-suggests-cbi-take-over-all-cases/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-raps-up-police-suggests-cbi-take-over-all-cases/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/