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TopicEncounters

Topic: Encounters

Family of 3 ‘Hmar militants’ killed in Cachar allege ‘fake encounter’ — ‘videos look staged, scripted’

District police say the 3 were involved in drug trafficking. Apex Hmar tribal body demands independent magisterial inquiry, disciplinary action against cops & compensation for next of kin.

Student leader to Purvanchal bahubali — who was Vinod Upadhyay, killed in encounter with UP STF

Vinod Kumar Upadhyay enjoyed patronage of Hari Shankar Tiwari & had at least 35 criminal cases lodged against him in police stations across UP between 1999 and November 2023.

Who benefits from the killing of Atiq? Upcoming dons, politicians

75 years after Independence, a robust criminal justice system is a dire need for a nation seeking a Vishwa Guru status.

Watch Mumbai Mafia if ‘D-Company’, encounters and the ‘terror’ of Bombay still intrigue you

Mumbai Mafia focuses on how a few cops became larger-than-life figures as they tackled the rising terror and Mumbai’s organised crime through encounters.

Stone-pelting more serious than terrorism, impacts economic activity & schools: IGP Kashmir

IGP Vijay Kumar, at a press conference, said 19 militants have been killed since January this year and 18 Kashmiris have joined the insurgency, taking the number of active militants to 200.

Kashmir sees jump in terrorist encounters ahead of Article 370 removal anniversary

Until 30 July, 148 terrorists have been killed in encounters in Kashmir valley. But 116 of them have been killed since April.

‘Hyderabad encounter’ image going viral is from 2015 when Andhra police killed woodcutters

The image being shared widely is from the Tirumala forest encounter by Andhra Pradesh Police in 2015.

Act against 9 cops for ‘suspicious’ role in Gujarat encounters under CM Modi: Report

The STF, led by retired Justice Bedi, does not link any politicians or high-profile police officers to any of the these encounters.

Colleagues of ‘extremist’ Kashmiri professor never saw it coming

Bhat belonged to a well-to-do family in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. His father is a high-profile businessman in Srinagar city.

UP encounters: Killed at 11 pm but watch shows 7; another shot dead after 7 years in jail

Since Yogi govt began its 'encounter drive', the district has seen 7 killings. In every case, accomplices of the gangster escaped through sugarcane fields.

On Camera

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it

Imaan Mazari getting 17 years in jail for X posts shows the fear behind Pakistan’s hard state. It’s now a criminalised authoritarian regime.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.