Encounter Deaths
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Uttar Pradesh: 12 police officers booked for allegedly killing a man accused of cow slaughter
The police, however, claim that 42-year-old Zeeshan Haider was shot by alleged cattle smugglers during a gunfight.
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Data check: In last six years, India has registered a case of encounter killing every three days
At 38, Jammu and Kashmir reported the largest number of extrajudicial killings in the past year.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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2019 Hyderabad shooting: Police deliberately fired upon accused, says SC inquiry panel report
Ten police officers should be tried for murder and destruction of evidence, the Justice VS Sirpurkar commission said.
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Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Hyderabad encounter: Supreme Court again gives six more months to inquiry panel to finish probe
This was the third extension granted to the commission for submitting its final report.
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Ishrat Jahan case: CBI court discharges last three accused, says ‘no question of any fake encounter’
The court said there was nothing on record to suggest that Jahan and others were not terrorists.
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Ishrat Jahan encounter: Gujarat government refuses sanction to prosecute three police officers
The three accused and another retired officer have now filed applications before the court seeking ‘dropping of proceedings for want of requisite sanction’.
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Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Hyderabad encounter: Supreme Court gives six more months to investigation panel to finish inquiry
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the panel, seeking such an extension.
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A reminder for UP: Supreme Court has said that fake encounters amount to state-backed terror
The trigger-happy approach of the state police towards alleged criminals has no place in a society governed by the rule of law.
Rohan Deshpande
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Hours before Vikas Dubey’s killing, lawyer filed plea in SC seeking security for gangster
The petitioner, Ghanashyam Upadhyay, had expressed fear that Dubey would be killed in a staged encounter by the police.
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The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Telangana encounter: AIIMS team conducts second autopsy on bodies of four accused killed by police
The autopsy was videographed and the doctors were asked to express an independent view on the basis of the evidence they collected.
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Telangana encounter: High Court orders second autopsy of four accused within 48 hours
The court directed a team of forensic experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences to conduct the examination.
Scroll Staff
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‘Stop calling for summary executions after horrific crimes,’ former civil servants tell MPs
The former bureaucrats urged parliamentarians to ‘bring about the meaningful changes necessary to curb such crimes in the future’.
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The Field
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad