Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath on Wednesday directed the UP police to avoid conducting raids or serve warrants in the night hours, except in cases of serious crimes.
Police have been issued clear directives against raids or serving notices in matters related to simple civil cases during the night hours, an official spokesman said. According to reports, the decision from the CM has come after a family complained about the misbehaviour by policemen in Ashiyana police station on Sunday. The spokesperson further added that SP (North) Anurag Vats had been asked to conduct an inquiry into the episode and submit a report in two days.
A woman had tweeted to the chief minister complaining about the harassment faced by her family at the hands of local police at midnight over some dispute. The chief minister also took note reports in a section of media of an incident of a woman being thrashed by lathis by two police constables during vehicle checking drive in the Gomti Nagar area and asked the ASP Lucknow Chakresh Misra to conduct an inquiry.
Both constables have since been placed under suspension, the spokesman added.
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