PRAYAGRAJ, June 11 -- Taking serious note of the illegal detention of a man for eight days in a breach of peace case, the Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay him compensation of Rs.2 lakh at the rate of Rs.25,000 per day within six weeks.

The court further directed that the amount be recovered from the assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Bara, Prayagraj, after conducting a disciplinary inquiry against him within three months.

Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Mansoor Ahmad of Prayagraj, a division bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi also directed the commissioner of police, Prayagraj, to file a compliance report by September 14, 2026.

In its order dated June...