Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter: Victim’s brother files plea in Bombay HC against acquittal of accused

The petition said that the Special CBI court’s verdict should either be quashed, or the High Court should issue orders for a retrial in the case.

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· Apr 18, 2019 · 11:08 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Police constable and suspected criminal killed in encounter in Amroha

Chief Minister Adityanath announced aid for the constable’s family, but the family said ‘compensation can’t bring him back’.

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· Jan 28, 2019 · 02:49 pm

‘78 killed in 3,026 encounters’: Uttar Pradesh to highlight killings as achievement on Republic Day

The 78 ‘criminals’ were killed in a span of 16 months after the Adityanath government took charge in March 2017.

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· Jan 25, 2019 · 12:41 pm

Manipur alleged fake encounters: Supreme Court dismisses pleas urging judges to recuse themselves

Justices MB Lokur and UU Lalit, who were asked to recuse themselves, said police personnel had no reason to doubt the ongoing investigation.

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· Nov 12, 2018 · 01:33 pm

Manipur alleged fake encounters: SC reserves order on pleas urging judges to recuse themselves

The petitions said Justices MB Lokur and UU Lalit should stop hearing the cases as they have called the accused police personnel murderers.

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· Sep 28, 2018 · 04:02 pm

‘Motive was to get gallantry medal’: CBI indicts Manipur police for ‘cold blooded murder’

Chargesheets in 6 cases have a common list of charges against the security forces – ‘cold blooded murder’, disappearance of evidence.

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· Sep 06, 2018 · 07:30 am

Manipur: CBI submits chargesheet against two policemen in alleged fake encounter cases

The agency’s SIT described the injuries of the deceased as homicidal in nature.

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· Aug 28, 2018 · 01:17 pm

Uttar Pradesh encounter deaths: Similar words used in several FIRs, reports The Indian Express

The newspaper analysed FIRs for 20 of the 63 encounter deaths since the Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in the state.

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· Aug 21, 2018 · 11:46 am

Supreme Court issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government over alleged fake encounters

The court was hearing a petition filed by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

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· Jul 02, 2018 · 01:36 pm

Bhopal: Police action in encounter with escaped SIMI prisoners was reasonable, says judicial probe

The report of an investigation by a single-member panel was tabled in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday.

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· Jun 25, 2018 · 05:56 pm

Uttar Pradesh Police suspend officer after he allegedly warns criminal of an encounter to kill him

In an unverified audio clip, the officer was purportedly heard telling an under-trial that he should ‘manage’ certain BJP leaders to save himself.

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· Apr 15, 2018 · 06:08 pm

UP Police’s claims about Saharanpur encounter have several inconsistencies: Indian Express

Home guards at the site of the supposed shootout said they did not hear any gunshots, and an injured police inspector’s hospital records are missing.

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· Mar 29, 2018 · 12:46 pm