India, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Uttar Pradesh Police over alleged irregularities in a criminal investigation. Bar and Bench and India Legal reported that the court sought an explanation from the officer concerned.

A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva was hearing a petition filed by the complainant, who appeared in person. According to both legal news outlets, she alleged that the investigation was biased from the outset.

The complainant said she caught a motorcycle rider after an incident and handed him to the police, Bar and Bench reported. The police nevertheless registered the FIR against an unknown rider and left the accused column blank, according to her submission.

The petitioner ...