HC asks UP DGP to remove banners naming criminals

PRAYAGRAJ (UP): The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to remove banners naming the top 10 criminals from all police stations.

The court said that it is a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution. The banners, along with the names and identities of the criminals, also give information about their criminal history. The court said it believes that it is unnecessary to publicly display information about criminals outside the police stations and is in violation of Article 21. The court has also directed the DGP to issue circulars to all police stations in the state for this. This order was given by a division bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agrawal while hearing the petitions of Zeeshan, Balveer Singh Yadav and Dudhanath Singh on Saturday.