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Supreme Court raps UP Police, suggests CBI take over all cases
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 30 September, strongly criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police for registering an FIR against an ‘unknown’ motorcycle rider despite the suspect being caught at the spot and handed over to police. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva questioned how people could trust the police if investigations were conducted this way. ‘Toeing the line is one thing but bending over is another. And this kind of cover-up job? Less said the better,’ the court observed, according to Hindustan Times and Deccan Herald.
The bench orally remarked that it might ask the CBI to step in and take over all UP Police investigations, adding, ‘We might as well disband the UP Police. This nonsense has to stop at some point.’ The court 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 left blank in the FIR and later added. The petitioner, who appeared in person, alleged the police report was biased and that the accused later received a clean chit, Times of India reports.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Coverage of the Supreme Court's remarks is uniform across all eight outlets that reported this story. NDTV, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, National Herald, Times of India, LiveLaw, and Times Now all led with the bench's strongest language, the suggestion that UP Police investigations be handed to the CBI and the ‘disband’ remark, and each quoted the ‘toeing the line’ exchange. The only difference is that Times of India included a denial from the UP Police counsel that the court had made adverse observations, a detail absent from the other reports. The unanimous framing signals that the court's unusually harsh oral observations, rather than any new legal ruling, are the story. The next hearing, at which the SHO must appear with a fresh affidavit, will test whether the court converts its verbal censure into action.
Coverage: 9 sources, 9 neutral
Sources (9): ndtv.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), nationalheraldindia.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), deccanherald.com (neutral report), livelaw.in (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 9 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 1 October 2026: this story now draws on 9 sources.
