Fake Encounter

UP gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, brother shot dead in front of media, 3 held

April 16, 2023

UP gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, brother shot dead in front of media, 3 held

The murders took place near a medical college in Prayagraj when the two were apparently handcuffed.

May 20, 2022
Disha case: Encounter of 4 suspects in Hyderabad vet's rape & murder case 'deliberate', says SC panel

The Commission also revealed that three of the deceased were minors at the time of death.
March 09, 2021
Pinarayi directs scathing attack on Amit Shah, calls him an 'embodiment of communalism'

Shah had in his speech on Sunday also mentioned about a "mysterious death related to the gold smuggling case", to which Vijayan said the matter will be probed if the Home Minister provided more details about such an incident.
November 04, 2020
Velmurugan is eighth Maoist to be gunned down during Pinarayi regime in Kerala

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has demanded a high-level inquiry into Velmurugan's killing.
December 21, 2018
All 22 accused in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case acquitted

Judge Sharma ruled the prosecution has failed to put forth any 'documentary and substantive evidence' to suggest or establish the alleged conspiracy.
November 20, 2018
Sohrabuddin killed with dual motive of monetary and political gains: Investigator

Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a suspected gangster with terror links, was shot dead on November 26, 2005 while he was in custody of the Gujarat Police in an alleged fake encounter.
October 14, 2018
Army Major General, 6 others given life sentence for fake encounter

The soldiers killed five of the youths in a fake encounter, branding them as ULFA militants.