Extrajudicial Killings
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Uttar Pradesh Police account of how Vikas Dubey was killed in custody raises serious questions
Only the previous day, one of the Kanpur gangster’s aides had been shot dead in similar circumstances.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Manipur: SC agrees to reconstitute bench to hear cases on alleged fake encounters by Army, police
The top court said that it would try to reconstitute the bench as Justice MB Lokur, who was hearing the matter, had retired.
Scroll Staff
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Three Gujarat encounters of 17 were staged, says inquiry team; indicts nine officials
The panel headed by former Supreme Court Justice HS Bedi had submitted its final report to the top court in February 2018.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘Mahabharata’ doesn’t belong to one country or race – Peter Brook’s nine-hour play is proof of that
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The arrest of an activist in Manipur has resurfaced ethnic tensions
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Manipur alleged fake encounters: CBI files chargesheet against five policemen in 1999 case
The police claimed that RK Laksana was a militant and that he was killed in cross-firing.
Scroll Staff
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This Assam town hasn’t forgotten how the Army took away five civilians and killed them in 1994
A major general and two colonels are among seven Army personnel who were handed down life sentences for the killings this week.
Arunabh Saikia
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Manipur alleged fake encounters: Supreme Court summons CBI director over delay in investigation
Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, who was appearing for the agency, told the bench that the CBI had not deliberately delayed the process.
Scroll Staff
Video
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‘What a difference in society between then and now’: 50th anniversary of London’s Pride parade
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘The art of hating has been cultivated with extraordinary skill’: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
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Mumbai: Protests erupt against new state government’s decision to move metro car shed back to Aarey
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Watch: Municipal council office in Bhatkal, Karnataka removes Urdu sign from its board
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Manipur fake encounters: SC says deaths cannot be tolerated, orders CBI to file reports by July 27
The court also directed that two National Human Rights Commission officers be inducted into the CBI team probing the cases.
Scroll Staff
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Manipur fake encounters: SC asks CBI’s special team to file a supplementary FIR naming officers
The bench asked investigators who they will question in the cases of extrajudicial killings if they did not name the accused.
Scroll Staff
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‘Why must we pay to protect killers?’: Manipur Police fund for fake encounter cases raises questions
Chief minister says it is voluntary. But confidential documents accessed by Scroll.in, conversations with officials suggest otherwise.
Arunabh Saikia
The Reel
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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‘Meme Boys’ trailer: Students take on their college management
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‘Rocketry – The Nambi Effect’ review: An important story of persecution that’s badly told
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‘Rashtra Kavach Om’ review: Low on action and even lower in brains
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From 'goddess' to leader: Irom Sharmila's story is tied to history of Manipur's women-led protests
The media and activists, by focusing solely on Sharmila’s protest, have silenced many other voices fighting against injustice.
Nandita Haksar
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In a Tamil Nadu village, a Malayali tribe mourns those who went to work in Andhra and came back dead
The Tirupati encounter was a tragedy of illegal smuggling, migrant labour and state violence. As the NHRC begins a probe into it, the village of Arasanattham is still struggling with the heartbreak.
Vivekananda Nemana