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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Topic: encounter killings

Major havoc, destruction thwarted, says PM Modi after killing of 4 JeM terrorists

Four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and 2 policemen injured in a gun battle in J&K's Nagrota Thursday, after a truck carrying newly infiltrated militants was intercepted.

How Mayawati, Priyanka or Akhilesh could defeat Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh in 2022

The challenge before the three opposition leaders in UP is to convert a four-cornered contest into a two-cornered one.

The case against dividing Uttar Pradesh into smaller states

It’s easy to blame UP’s problems on its size, but what ails the state isn’t as simple as that.

Vikas Dubey put Kanpur on the map, but many in city hadn’t even heard of him until shootout

Vikas Dubey only controlled Chaubeypur, a tiny kasba with a population of just 4,000. And yet, he will now be remembered as 'Kanpur don'.

Brahmin pride and pain flood Facebook after Vikas Dubey’s encounter killing

For many social media users, gangster Vikas Dubey was first and foremost a Brahmin — a ‘tiger’ whose killing is just another ‘atrocity’ on the community under 'Thakur' CM Yogi Adityanath.

Veerappan, Ishrat Jahan, Batla House — India’s 10 most controversial ‘encounters’ since 2003

The killing of UP gangster Vikas Dubey Friday is the latest in a long line of alleged encounters across the country in less than 20 years.

Stop cheering police brutality. Citizens like Jayaraj and Bennix pay the price

Most Indians’ concept of justice involves violence. The common desire for the police to teach criminals a lesson feeds into acts of brutality seen in Tamil Nadu.

J&K Police verifying claim that 2 militants killed in Handwara are residents of Valley

The claim was made by Kashmir’s new militant group, TRF. The outfit released a video, claiming the 2 slain militants were part of their cadre.

Justice can never be instant, says CJI Bobde day after Hyderabad ‘encounter’

CJI S.A. Bobde also said that there is no doubt that the criminal justice system must reconsider its position and attitude towards the time it takes to dispose of a case.

UP’s ‘Singham’ IPS officer says there’s nothing to like about an encounter-specialist tag

IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, who won fame and notoriety from encounter killings, has 9 such deaths to his credit, and claims to have injured around 190 ‘criminals’.

On Camera

Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.