By SHAHEEN ABDULLA

Adv. Abu Bakr Sabbaq, a Delhi based criminal lawyer, is counsel for several under trial prisoners in Uttar Pradesh, languishing in jail for criminal charges.

Sabbaq claims that the judiciary in UP has been always under pressure but the intensity of it has spiked under Yogi Adityanath’s government.

Ahead of UP State Assembly elections, Maktoob speaks to Sabbaq on law enforcement, judiciary and the spiking lawlessness in the state.

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