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After 3 Hmar Insurgents Killed In Assam, Warning Over "Fake Information" On Social Media: Sources
Those who spread misleading and fake information on social media about the encounter between police and suspected insurgents in Assam's Cachar are likely to face legal action, police sources have said.
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Assam Police Not Revealing Data On Encounters, Alleges Youth Congress
The Assam Youth Congress has alleged that the state police is evading response on RTI queries related to fake encounters over the last year.
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51 Killed By Assam Police Since May 2021, Plea Seeks Probe For "Fake Encounters"
Some killed in custody while "trying to escape after snatching a policeman's firearm", while several were shot in the leg, as per Assam government affidavit
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1994 Assam Fake Encounter: Here's What High Court Said On Compensation Demand
In a case related to killing of five men in a fake encounter in Assam 28 years ago, the Gauhati High Court has told the petitioners to get a copy of court martial proceedings of seven convicted Indian Army personnel before a decision on compensation
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Delhi Lawyer Seeks Independent Probe Into Alleged Encounters By Assam Police
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Gauhati High Court by a Delhi lawyer seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters by the Assam Police.
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Proceedings Start In First Court Case Against Assam Police Encounters
A local court Monday started proceedings in a case alleging staging of a fake encounter by the Assam Police, by the family of an accused who was injured in police firing while purportedly trying to flee custody, the advocate of the complainant said.
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With 20 Shootings In 40 Days, Assam Police Face "Fake Encounters" Charge
A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.
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"Welcome Judgement," Says Assam Chief Minister In Fake Encounter Case
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday welcomed a general court martial verdict sentencing seven Army personnel, including a major general, to life imprisonment for a fake encounter 24 years ago and said it would strengthen people's faith in the judiciary and the Army.
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Major General, 6 Others Sentenced To Life For Fake Encounter
Seven military personnel, including a Major General, have been convicted by an army court in a 24-year-old fake encounter case in Assam. They have been sentenced to life in prison.
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"Unbelievable": CBI Shredded By Top Court Over Manipur Fake Encounters
The Supreme Court on Monday told off the Central Bureau of Investigation for not arresting the accused in the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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Manipur "Fake" Encounters: Top Court Voices Displeasure At Defence Ministry
The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has "not even bothered" to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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Supreme Court Not Satisfied With CBI's Probe Into Manipur Encounters
The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's special investigation team (SIT) in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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CRPF Refuses To Share Police Report On Extra Judicial Killings; RTI 'Rejected'
The CRPF has refused to make public a fake encounter report, filed by one of its Inspector Generals, citing exemption granted to the paramilitary from disclosures under the RTI Act. In response to a query seeking a copy of the report on the fake encounter by a joint squad of security forces in Assam in which two persons were killed, the CRPF cited ...
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Top CRPF Officer, In Report, Alleges Encounter In Assam Was Fake
Two Bodo militants reported to have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Chirang district had been picked up earlier and shot in cold blood, a top paramilitary officer has told the government in a report. The officer has asked for an independent probe into what he has called "pre-planned murders".
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Why No Police Cases in Fake Encounter Deaths in Manipur, Asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked the Manipur and the Narendra Modi government why no police cases have been lodged against those members of security forces who may have been involved in fake encounter and accidental killings in the state.
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After 3 Hmar Insurgents Killed In Assam, Warning Over "Fake Information" On Social Media: Sources
Those who spread misleading and fake information on social media about the encounter between police and suspected insurgents in Assam's Cachar are likely to face legal action, police sources have said.
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Assam Police Not Revealing Data On Encounters, Alleges Youth Congress
The Assam Youth Congress has alleged that the state police is evading response on RTI queries related to fake encounters over the last year.
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51 Killed By Assam Police Since May 2021, Plea Seeks Probe For "Fake Encounters"
Some killed in custody while "trying to escape after snatching a policeman's firearm", while several were shot in the leg, as per Assam government affidavit
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1994 Assam Fake Encounter: Here's What High Court Said On Compensation Demand
In a case related to killing of five men in a fake encounter in Assam 28 years ago, the Gauhati High Court has told the petitioners to get a copy of court martial proceedings of seven convicted Indian Army personnel before a decision on compensation
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Delhi Lawyer Seeks Independent Probe Into Alleged Encounters By Assam Police
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Gauhati High Court by a Delhi lawyer seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters by the Assam Police.
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Proceedings Start In First Court Case Against Assam Police Encounters
A local court Monday started proceedings in a case alleging staging of a fake encounter by the Assam Police, by the family of an accused who was injured in police firing while purportedly trying to flee custody, the advocate of the complainant said.
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With 20 Shootings In 40 Days, Assam Police Face "Fake Encounters" Charge
A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.
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"Welcome Judgement," Says Assam Chief Minister In Fake Encounter Case
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday welcomed a general court martial verdict sentencing seven Army personnel, including a major general, to life imprisonment for a fake encounter 24 years ago and said it would strengthen people's faith in the judiciary and the Army.
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Major General, 6 Others Sentenced To Life For Fake Encounter
Seven military personnel, including a Major General, have been convicted by an army court in a 24-year-old fake encounter case in Assam. They have been sentenced to life in prison.
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"Unbelievable": CBI Shredded By Top Court Over Manipur Fake Encounters
The Supreme Court on Monday told off the Central Bureau of Investigation for not arresting the accused in the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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Manipur "Fake" Encounters: Top Court Voices Displeasure At Defence Ministry
The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has "not even bothered" to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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Supreme Court Not Satisfied With CBI's Probe Into Manipur Encounters
The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's special investigation team (SIT) in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.
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CRPF Refuses To Share Police Report On Extra Judicial Killings; RTI 'Rejected'
The CRPF has refused to make public a fake encounter report, filed by one of its Inspector Generals, citing exemption granted to the paramilitary from disclosures under the RTI Act. In response to a query seeking a copy of the report on the fake encounter by a joint squad of security forces in Assam in which two persons were killed, the CRPF cited ...
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Top CRPF Officer, In Report, Alleges Encounter In Assam Was Fake
Two Bodo militants reported to have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Chirang district had been picked up earlier and shot in cold blood, a top paramilitary officer has told the government in a report. The officer has asked for an independent probe into what he has called "pre-planned murders".
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Why No Police Cases in Fake Encounter Deaths in Manipur, Asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked the Manipur and the Narendra Modi government why no police cases have been lodged against those members of security forces who may have been involved in fake encounter and accidental killings in the state.
