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.
Scroll Staff
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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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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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’.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends