Written by Manish Sahu Lucknow | June 11, 2025 23:17 IST 2 min readThe court noted that the police generally show apathy in such matters as no personal responsibility is fixed on the officers. (File photo)The Allahabad High Court has observed that while police personnel often create a larger-than-life image of themselves, they frequently shield themselves from receiving and addressing public grievances.The court made the observation while hearing a petition filed by one Nitesh Kumar of Varanasi regarding the case of his brother, who has been missing since March. The court noted that the police generally show apathy in such matters as no personal responsibility is fixed on the officers.The court observed that, “The police generally exhibit apathy in such matters because no personal responsibility is fixed upon the officers, in consequence of whose inaction an abduction turns into a murder. If, in consequence of an abductee not being traced out in good time, the victim is killed, the responsibility, prima facie, has to be fixed upon the head of the police under whose jurisdiction the report of abduction or kidnapping was made and later had fatal consequences because the victim was not recovered.”The court directed the state government to file a counter affidavit within a week and further directed the Commissioner of Police, Varanasi, to file a personal affidavit before the next hearing, explaining why the abductee has not been recovered so far. The court fixed June 12 as the next date of hearing.The court said, “We notice that the police are carving out a larger than life image for themselves shielding themselves from receiving and attending to public grievances. In this case, the petitioner’s brother has been missing since 31.03.2025, when he was reportedly abducted. The FIR in this case was registered on 03.04.2025.”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd