The Uttar Pradesh government assures the Supreme Court of a comprehensive investigation into the killing of gangster and former MP Atiq Ahmed, filing a status report in response to concerns over encounter killings.

The government's report highlights the chargesheet filed against an arms clerk and ongoing police reforms, including improved handcuffing instructions and the deployment of Special Task Forces to combat organized crime.

Amendments to the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities Act are underway, with a proposal for the Uttar Pradesh Organized Crime Control Bill submitted in 2017.

Atiq Ahmed was shot dead while in police custody, leading his wife to file a PIL seeking a judicial probe into his alleged encounter killing and claiming similar incidents by Uttar Pradesh Police.

Advocate Vishal Tiwari's petition prompts the government's affidavit, with his plea seeking a judicial committee to investigate 183 encounters since 2017 and a CBI probe into gangster Vikas Dubey's alleged fake encounter. The Supreme Court is reviewing the case concerning violations of the right to life and liberty.