PRAYAGRAJ, June 10 -- The Allahabad high court has observed that while police officials often carve out a larger-than-life image for themselves, they shield themselves from receiving and addressing public grievances.

A bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Anil Kumar further noted that the police generally exhibit apathy in abduction/kidnapping cases, as no personal responsibility is fixed upon the officers

The division bench made this observation on June 4 while dealing with a writ petition filed by one Nitesh Kumar regarding the disappearance of his brother who, he claimed, was not being traced by the police officials concerned of Varanasi.

"This is not the first case since morning where missing persons have not been traced o...