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

· Jul 10, 2020 · 05:29 pm

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

· Jul 18, 2019 · 04:47 pm

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

· Jan 12, 2019 · 11:55 am

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

· Nov 27, 2018 · 11:59 am

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

· Oct 19, 2018 · 09:00 am

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

· Jul 27, 2018 · 07:29 pm

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

· Jul 06, 2018 · 12:18 pm

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

· Apr 17, 2018 · 12:53 pm

‘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

· Sep 09, 2017 · 06:30 am

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

· Aug 01, 2016 · 05:30 pm

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

· Apr 15, 2015 · 09:15 am