Fake Encounter
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Uttar Pradesh: Nine policemen held guilty in 2006 fake shootout case
The court sentenced five to them to life imprisonment, four others to jail for five years.
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Shopian encounter: Bodies of deceased labourers will be exhumed, handed over to families, say police
The families of the deceased youths have sought immediate arrest and conviction of those responsible for the incident.
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All 22 accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter acquitted due to lack of evidence
CBI Judge SJ Sharma said the witnesses and the evidence collected in the case were not enough to prove conspiracy and murder.
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Trending
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BBC is independent, says UK on documentary about Narendra Modi
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Verdict in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case likely to be delivered today
The CBI had told the court that hostile witnesses had obstructed the inquiry. Of the 210 witnesses examined, 92 were declared hostile.
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Gujarat ‘fake encounters’: SC asks state government to respond to inquiry report within a week
Two petitions filed over a decade ago had sought an inquiry into 22 such encounters that took place between 2002 and 2006.
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Muzaffarnagar ‘fake encounter’ case: NHRC issues notice to UP government, police chief
The police claim they were forced to gun down 20-year-old Irshad Ahmad on Tuesday after he fired at them.
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Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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Amit Shah benefitted politically from Sohrabuddin case, alleges former investigating officer
Amitabh Thakur claimed that four former senior police officers had also gained politically and financially from the alleged fake encounter.
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Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Bombay High Court rejects plea challenging Amit Shah’s discharge
The petition was filed against the Central Bureau of Investigation’s decision to not challenge the trial court’s order.
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Sohrabuddin case: Retired officer says state trying to discourage him from deposing before court
Vasant Laljibhai Solanki said his security was withdrawn in July without any reason despite a 2009 Supreme Court direction.
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The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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Sohrabuddin case: New Bombay High Court judge to hear brother’s petitions from March 22
In February, the HC replaced Justice Revati Mohite-Dere, who had finished hearing three of five pleas in daily hearings, with NW Sambre.
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Sohrabuddin trial: Lawyers’ association writes to Bombay High Court over reassignment of case
The court has reassigned a batch of petitions that Justice Revati Mohite-Dere had been hearing daily for three weeks to Justice NW Sambre.
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Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Fresh questions as judge who lifted media gag and slammed CBI is replaced
Justice Revati Mohite-Dere was replaced on Saturday after three weeks of daily hearings in a case related to the controversial encounter killing in Gujarat.
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The Field
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Football: Attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood dropped
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Football: French World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces international retirement
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Davis Cup: Against Holger Rune’s Denmark, India opt not to play it by the book
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Tri-series final, IND vs SA blog: Chloe Tryon’s 57 takes South Africa to a win in low-scorer
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Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth sole India in QFs; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha lose thrillers