In a democratic society the police cannot be allowed to become a mode of delivering final justice or to become a punishing authority. The power of punishment is only vested in the judiciary, the plea added.
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The autopsy report of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad revealed that he was shot nine times on head, chest and back outside the hospital in Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh Police had said on Friday that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters in the six years of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government and this included Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice, Ghulam .