UP govt probing security lapses around Atiq killing: Status report in SC

The Uttar Pradesh government is conducting an investigation into the security lapses surrounding the murders of gangsters Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, who were killed while in police custody. The state government has filed a status report in response to a PIL demanding an independent probe into the killings. The report did not reveal details of the probe conducted so far. The murders have raised questions about the state’s law and order situation, and the investigation must accurately identify the breaches in police preparedness.