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16 Arrested For Smuggling Red Sandalwood Worth Over Rs 40 Lakh In Andhra
Sixteen interstate smugglers were arrested in Chittoor and 160 kilograms of red sandalwood worth Rs 40 lakh was seized from their possession, police said on Wednesday.
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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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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: 2 Witnesses Who Claim Encounter Was Fake, Meet Rights Body
Two men whose accounts suggest that the police in Andhra Pradesh staged the killing of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers last week will appear before the National Human Rights Commission in Delhi today.
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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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Chittoor Shootings: Chandrababu Naidu Assures Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of Speedy Probe
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart O Panneerselvam assuring him of a speedy investigation into the controversial killing of 20 alleged red sandalwood smugglers in a police operation in Chittoor this week. All the men killed were from Tamil Nadu.
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, an Account That Counters Police Version
As controversy rages over the deaths of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh, a man from neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district has alleged that seven of those killed were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh while they were on their way to Tirupati.
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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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16 Arrested For Smuggling Red Sandalwood Worth Over Rs 40 Lakh In Andhra
Sixteen interstate smugglers were arrested in Chittoor and 160 kilograms of red sandalwood worth Rs 40 lakh was seized from their possession, police said on Wednesday.
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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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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: 2 Witnesses Who Claim Encounter Was Fake, Meet Rights Body
Two men whose accounts suggest that the police in Andhra Pradesh staged the killing of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers last week will appear before the National Human Rights Commission in Delhi today.
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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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Chittoor Shootings: Chandrababu Naidu Assures Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of Speedy Probe
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart O Panneerselvam assuring him of a speedy investigation into the controversial killing of 20 alleged red sandalwood smugglers in a police operation in Chittoor this week. All the men killed were from Tamil Nadu.
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, an Account That Counters Police Version
As controversy rages over the deaths of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh, a man from neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district has alleged that seven of those killed were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh while they were on their way to Tirupati.
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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.
