Twisha Death Case Probe: Ex-UP DGP Disappointed With Madhya Pradesh Cops? Says If They Had...

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]Why couldn't the Madhya Pradesh police for 10 days trace this man?

[00:00:08]Rana good evening and good evening Karan Bhandari ji and ma'am I would say that there are two sets of rules. You show me the man and I'll show you the rules. In this case it was not an attempted surrender of Samarth. It was a surrender of the system itself including the police. The manner in which the police conducted itself leaves much to be desired and I'm very disappointed by the professional lism displayed by the Madhya Pradesh police otherwise known for its professional competence. If they had wanted as Mr. Bhandari had said, they had written them to ensure that he was arrested in the next 24 hours. This did not happen and to the contrary the manner in which Giribala ji got anticipatory bail, sophistication may be one of the strong points of the judiciary but it is not the virtue which we in the police enjoy.

[00:00:53]We would say that it was a perverse judgment manipulated to the advantage of Giribala. In no uncertain terms because of the fact that the entire system went supine to aid and abet Giribala and Samarth.

[00:01:06]But for your positive and proactive interventions perhaps Samarth would not have been accounted for. But rest assured that what has happened is indeed a very sad commentary on the performance of the police. No electronic surveillance, no serious attempt to apprehend Samarth. Therefore, I would say that they need to look up their training and their priorities where in order. Today was a very sad day and it was indicative of the fact that this orchestrated surrender and the surrender happened on a Friday evening. This is even more ominous. Mr. Bhandari would understand the meaning and the ramifications as also Miss Nalini Deshmukh ji would understand Friday evening would mean so much of advantage to the accused and therefore it was orchestrated for a Friday evening so that they have Saturday and Sunday, the closure days of the court and make take the fullest advantage. Panish, this is a very sorry state of affairs that's happened in Madhya Pradesh. But here's again I would say, you show me the man and I'll show you the rules. This kind of syndrome does not help us in any manner. Ishtaran, you know, I'll give you the last word on this. Do you think this go slow was deliberate?

[00:02:15]It is written large on the facts. Where was the go slow? The anticipatory bail was rapid fast. There was no go slow in the anticipatory bail. Usually you sometimes even give interim protection.

[00:02:25]You say okay, you have interim protection till the next date of hearing. Let the state come because I heard that the FIR was not before the court. FIR had not been filed. So you say okay, interim protection. You don't straight away give anticipatory bail.

[00:02:36]There are procedures which every person who operates in courts know how it operates. So A that, B there is none better in this country than the DGP Vikram Singh ji who just spoke. He knows the law. He knows the procedure also.

[00:02:47]Procedure also, you see? That is what you need to know and he knows how the procedure has worked in this state. So there was no go slow, Panish, to answer you. There was a rapid where it benefited the accused and it was absolute inertia where it benefited the accused. So that is the speed in this case till now.

[00:03:03]All right. I will leave it at this.

[00:03:06]Ms. Deshmukh, Ishtaran, Dr. Vikram Singh, thank you for joining us.