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Watch: Elephant Fell Into Well In Andhra. How It Was Rescued
An elephant that fell into a well Monday night in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor was rescued by a joint team of forest officials and fire department today. The officials brought in a JCB excavator to break the edge of the wall to rescue the animal.
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Electronic Items Found Near Balaji Shrine Could Have Been Used For Explosion, Say Police
A huge quantity of electronic items that the police say could have been used to trigger a blast has been recovered in the Seshachalam forest area near the famous hill shrine of Lord Balaji in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
Nearly 17 days after 20 alleged smugglers were shot dead inside the red sanders forests of Chittoor; the Andhra Pradesh government has constituted an eight-member Special Investigation Team to investigate into the incident.
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
There appears to be no end to the controversy over the killing of 20 men by the Andhra Pradesh police in a forest clearing two weeks ago. The police claim the men were part of a gang of red sandalwood smugglers who attacked a police team, leaving it with no choice but to retaliate.
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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
The post mortem reports of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, were submitted to the Hyderabad High Court today.
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Chittoor Firing: Doctors to Conduct Fresh Autopsy
A three-member team of doctors from the Osmania Hospital arrived in Chennai today to conduct fresh autopsy of six of the victims of the police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh on April 7.
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
Actor-lawmaker Sarath Kumar from Tamil Nadu has now joined the protesting voices that have raised questions on the controversial encounter killings of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
The Hyderabad High Court has ordered a second autopsy on the body of Sasi Kumar, one of the 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed by policemen in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
Andhra Pradesh Forest Minister B Gopala Krishna Reddy today said the state government has evidence that the 20 men killed in police action in Chittoor this week "were habitual offenders" in trading red sandalwood illegally.
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Families of Alleged Smugglers, Killed in Andhra Pradesh, Protest on Road With Bodies
Families of two alleged sandalwood smugglers, who were among the 20 killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, today placed their bodies on the road in protest in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, demanding an independent inquiry into the deaths.
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, Questions Over Burn Marks, Bullet Injuries
The bodies of the 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh serve as an alarming visual diary of how the men, many of them from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, were killed. Some of the bodies have burn marks; others show bullet injuries in the chest and head, challenging the police claim that they opened fire in s...
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20 Shot Dead in Andhra Forests, Strong Protests in Tamil Nadu
This morning's shooting in Andhra Pradesh of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers threatens to create a political crisis with neighbour Tamil Nadu.
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Three Red Sander Smugglers Shot Dead in Andhra Pradesh
Police on Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu.
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59 rapes in two years, confesses this gang in Andhra Pradesh
Nine men arrested earlier this month have told the Chittoor police in Andhra Pradesh that they raped 59 women in the last two years.
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Hyderabad: Over 75 held after two forest personnel die in smuggler's attack
Over 75 persons were rounded up in Andhra Pradesh today following an attack on forest department personnel by red sanders wood smugglers near Tirupati
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Watch: Elephant Fell Into Well In Andhra. How It Was Rescued
An elephant that fell into a well Monday night in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor was rescued by a joint team of forest officials and fire department today. The officials brought in a JCB excavator to break the edge of the wall to rescue the animal.
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Electronic Items Found Near Balaji Shrine Could Have Been Used For Explosion, Say Police
A huge quantity of electronic items that the police say could have been used to trigger a blast has been recovered in the Seshachalam forest area near the famous hill shrine of Lord Balaji in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
Nearly 17 days after 20 alleged smugglers were shot dead inside the red sanders forests of Chittoor; the Andhra Pradesh government has constituted an eight-member Special Investigation Team to investigate into the incident.
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
There appears to be no end to the controversy over the killing of 20 men by the Andhra Pradesh police in a forest clearing two weeks ago. The police claim the men were part of a gang of red sandalwood smugglers who attacked a police team, leaving it with no choice but to retaliate.
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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
The post mortem reports of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, were submitted to the Hyderabad High Court today.
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Chittoor Firing: Doctors to Conduct Fresh Autopsy
A three-member team of doctors from the Osmania Hospital arrived in Chennai today to conduct fresh autopsy of six of the victims of the police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh on April 7.
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
Actor-lawmaker Sarath Kumar from Tamil Nadu has now joined the protesting voices that have raised questions on the controversial encounter killings of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
The Hyderabad High Court has ordered a second autopsy on the body of Sasi Kumar, one of the 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed by policemen in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
Andhra Pradesh Forest Minister B Gopala Krishna Reddy today said the state government has evidence that the 20 men killed in police action in Chittoor this week "were habitual offenders" in trading red sandalwood illegally.
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Families of Alleged Smugglers, Killed in Andhra Pradesh, Protest on Road With Bodies
Families of two alleged sandalwood smugglers, who were among the 20 killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, today placed their bodies on the road in protest in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, demanding an independent inquiry into the deaths.
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, Questions Over Burn Marks, Bullet Injuries
The bodies of the 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh serve as an alarming visual diary of how the men, many of them from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, were killed. Some of the bodies have burn marks; others show bullet injuries in the chest and head, challenging the police claim that they opened fire in s...
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20 Shot Dead in Andhra Forests, Strong Protests in Tamil Nadu
This morning's shooting in Andhra Pradesh of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers threatens to create a political crisis with neighbour Tamil Nadu.
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Three Red Sander Smugglers Shot Dead in Andhra Pradesh
Police on Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu.
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59 rapes in two years, confesses this gang in Andhra Pradesh
Nine men arrested earlier this month have told the Chittoor police in Andhra Pradesh that they raped 59 women in the last two years.
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Hyderabad: Over 75 held after two forest personnel die in smuggler's attack
Over 75 persons were rounded up in Andhra Pradesh today following an attack on forest department personnel by red sanders wood smugglers near Tirupati
