In September 2022, police officers allegedly attempted to frame Somesh Gautam, a Mathura resident, in murder-for-money plot. Police, however, maintain encounter was legitimate.
Police had said 'armed militants' were apprehended & shot during operation to nab other militants in Cachar district. Families claimed trio killed in ‘fake encounter’.
HC also upheld conviction & life sentence imposed by trial court on 13 persons, including cops, and quashed the conviction and life sentence of 6 other accused and acquitted them.
Mustafizur Rahman was not representing Bangladesh; he was representing Kolkata. Singling him out simply because of his nationality shows a selective and convenient moral logic.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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