New Delhi, May 16 -- The Supreme Court of India on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to produce before it the two men arrested in connection with the April 2026 Noida workers' protest case, after allegations surfaced that they were subjected to custodial torture. The state, however, denied any wrongdoing and maintained that all procedural safeguards were followed during the arrests.

A bench of justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered that Aditya Anand and Rupesh Roy be produced before the court on May 18 at 2pm.

The order came during the hearing of a petition filed by Keshaw Anand, brother of Aditya Anand, alleging custodial violence by the Uttar Pradesh Police following Aditya's arrest in the case linked to the Noida...