Question:The Uttar Pradesh government has setup SASHIKANT AGARWAL COMMISSION for which of the following ?
(a) Corona pandemic situation
(b) Bikru ambush and encounter killing
(c ) Employment opportunities for migrants
(d ) None of these
Answer:(b)
- Context:
- The Uttar Pradesh government announced that the killing of Vikas Dubey allegedly while trying to escape from police custody on July 10 will be probed by a single-member commission.
- Facts:
- Retired Allahabad High Court judge Sashi Kant Agarwal will head the commission, which will be based out of Kanpur, and have two months to submit its report.
- The decision comes a day after a series of petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking an independent probe into the killing of Dubey and his associates by the police following the Bikru ambush.
- The commission will also investigate the Bikru ambush as well as all the cases of ‘encounters’ between the police and Dubey’s associates. Eight policemen were killed in the ambush while five associates linked to Dubey were killed later by the police in alleged exchange of fire.
By-Arpit Mishra
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