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Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav

Morale Of Police Hit Rock-Bottom During Akhilesh's Rule: UP Minister Asim Arun On Fake Encounters Claim

During Akhilesh Yadav's allegations that BJP officials engaged in fake encounters, Asim Arun attacked SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday. Under the Samajwadi Party government, the state police's morale had plummeted, but...

25 March 2023

Indian army soldiers guard on top of their armored vehicle

More Areas Under AFSPA To Be Denotified When Violence Reduces: Eastern Indian Army Commander

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act empowers security forces to operate and arrest anyone without any prior warrant and with legal immunity.

01 November 2022

How The 'Encounter Specialists' Of Bombay Crime Branch Became Larger-than-life Figures

12 Maharashtra police officers took on Mumbai’s underworld and broke its back. All of them fell from grace faster than their trek to fame.

12 August 2022

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Amshipura 'Staged' Encounter: Army Court Recommends Life Imprisonment For Captain

The three men hailing from Rajouri district of Jammu region - Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar - were killed in a remote hilly village in Shopian district on July 18, 2020 and labelled as terrorists

06 March 2023

Actor Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan Calls Himself 'Left Wing', Then Says 'Shouldn't Say Such Things Anymore Today'

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has said that he is "left wing" and a "liberal" but he followed it up by saying that he knows he "shouldn't say such things anymore today".

27 September 2022

Here's Why Fake ‘Encounter’ Killings Are Carried Out With Impunity Across India

The highest levels of government keep encouraging police, paramilitary and army units to eliminate "undesirables" even as the public cheers the rogue elements from the sidelines

12 August 2022

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Noida Cops Engaged In Fake Encounters: Akhilesh Yadav

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister made the remark when asked about law and order situation during a visit to Noida.

24 February 2023

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Close 'Encounters' of the Third Kind

Close 'Encounters' of the Third Kind

Extrajudicial killings go against the very grain of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. Yet, security forces resort to such tactics with the backing of the State. Why and how? Outlook's latest issue delves...

09 August 2022

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06 August 2022
Adivasi Life In Bastar: Burkapal Is A Tip Of The Repression

Adivasi Life In Bastar: Burkapal Is A Tip Of The Repression

The Burkapal case is a symbol of the grave injustices being done to the adivasis of Bastar on a daily basis in the name of anti-Maoist operations.


04 August 2022
Extrajudicial Killings: The Sordid Saga Of Fake Encounters And The Long Ordeal For Justice

Extrajudicial Killings: The Sordid Saga Of Fake Encounters And The Long Ordeal For Justice

A look at encounter killings in India, their legality, the brutality, the lives that are left behind, the long ordeal for justice, and a State that refuses to...


22 July 2022
Sidhu Moosewala Murder Accused Encounter: A Look At India's Chequered History Of Extrajudicial Killings

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Accused Encounter: A Look At India's Chequered History Of Extrajudicial Killings

Following the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, rumors of police encounters have been rife in Punjab with several local reports touting that gangster Lawrence...


11 June 2022
Nagaland Killings: SIT Charges 30 Army Personnel, Says SOPs, Rules Of Engagement Not Followed

Nagaland Killings: SIT Charges 30 Army Personnel, Says SOPs, Rules Of Engagement Not Followed

Fourteen civilians were killed in Nagaland's Mon district in December in Indian Army's botched ambush and subsequent clashes.


12 May 2022
SC Seeks Status Report On SIT Probe Into Alleged Fake Encounters In Manipur

SC Seeks Status Report On SIT Probe Into Alleged Fake Encounters In Manipur

The top court, which was hearing a PIL seeking a probe into 1,528 cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur, on July 14, 2017, had constituted an SIT and...


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03 April 2022
Army Begins Court Martial Against Its Captain In Amshipora Fake Encounter Case

Army Begins Court Martial Against Its Captain In Amshipora Fake Encounter Case

Jammu and Kashmir: The three men hailing from Rajouri district of Jammu region—Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar were killed in a remote hilly...


01 April 2022
AFSPA Areas Reduced In Northeast: Three Recent Controversial Encounters In Areas Under AFSPA

AFSPA Areas Reduced In Northeast: Three Recent Controversial Encounters In Areas Under AFSPA

AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. They also have immunity from arrest and prosecution for any...


26 March 2022
Homo Sacer And The Legal Impunity For Murder

Homo Sacer And The Legal Impunity For Murder

As civilian deaths continue in Northeast India, the question of repealing Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act rises again


10 December 2021
Nagaland Killings To Malom Massacre: A Look At Fake Encounters Under AFSPA In Violation Of Human Rights

Nagaland Killings To Malom Massacre: A Look At Fake Encounters Under AFSPA In Violation Of Human Rights

On this International Human Right’s Day, which pledges for ‘Equality’, let’s look at a few incidents in the past that saw innocent civilians dying to...


28 November 2021
Jamela Banoo's Struggle For 25 Years To Get Justice For Dead Husband

Jamela Banoo's Struggle For 25 Years To Get Justice For Dead Husband

After 25 years, the district court of Srinagar has ordered the disposal of the closure report into the killing of a shopkeeper Mohd Ramzan Bhat and has...


19 November 2021
'Loyal To Nation’ Family Strives To Erase 'Militancy Label'

'Loyal To Nation’ Family Strives To Erase 'Militancy Label'

Mohammad Lateef Magrey’s son Mohammad Amir has been named among the killed militants in Srinagar’s Hyderpora encounter. However, Magrey who has worked all...


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25 July 2021
Questions Galore Over ‘Encounter’ Death Of Dreaded Odisha Gangster Sheikh Hyder

Questions Galore Over ‘Encounter’ Death Of Dreaded Odisha Gangster Sheikh Hyder

Dreaded gangster Sheikh Hyder was killed in an ‘encounter’ while being shifted to Baripada circle jail from Choudwar jail in Odisha's Cuttack for...


11 July 2021
Assam Human Rights Commission Seeks Govt Report On Encounter Killings

Assam Human Rights Commission Seeks Govt Report On Encounter Killings

The AHRC has given the Assam government one month to submit a report on several incidents of police firing in which 12 militants and criminals were killed in...


11 June 2021
Assam Rifles: Foes Or Friends Of The Hill People?

Assam Rifles: Foes Or Friends Of The Hill People?

At a time when the Hill is slowly progressing towards normalcy, a recent 'fake encounter' case reincarnates fear in the minds of hill people and mistrust of...


31 March 2021
CBI Court Discharges Last 3 Accused Cops In Ishrat Jahan ‘Fake’ Encounter Case

CBI Court Discharges Last 3 Accused Cops In Ishrat Jahan ‘Fake’ Encounter Case

The discharge applications of Singhal, Barot (now retired) and Chaudhary were allowed by Special CBI judge V R Raval.


13 February 2021
Mehbooba Claims Of Being Placed Under House Arrest Ahead Of Her Visit To Athar Mushtaq's Family

Mehbooba Claims Of Being Placed Under House Arrest Ahead Of Her Visit To Athar Mushtaq's Family

PDP President tweeted that she has been placed under house arrest just before her visit to Athar Mushtaq's family, allegedly killed in a fake encounter in...


24 January 2021
Shopian 'Encounter': Army Captain, 2 Others Attempted To Destroy Evidence, Says J-K Police Chargesheet

Shopian 'Encounter': Army Captain, 2 Others Attempted To Destroy Evidence, Says J-K Police Chargesheet

Captain Bhoopendra Singh had also provided wrong information to his superiors and the police about the recovery made during the staged encounter, the charge...


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