Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: Encounter

“We even don’t know where he has been buried”: Kashmiri parents say their son killed in a staged encounter

Imran Qayoom Dar, 31, Qayoom’s eldest son was killed in an encounter on July 25, in Munund village of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. The next day, it turned out that the 'slain militant' was actually a civilian from Batengoo Anantnag.

“They were just students,” families of three killed in Kashmir deny Army version

Soon after the incident families came forward claiming the three were innocent and had no militant links.

Encounter killings: The new normal in Kerala

It is shocking to acknowledge that Kerala is going through a massive violation of human rights and values since the emergency. These narratives are undoubtedly pointing towards the state’s violent and intolerant approach towards the Maoists, which requires questioning.

Extra-judicial killing of Maoist in Kerala: Rights group writes to NHRC

National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) has written a letter to National Human Rights Commission for a fair and impartial investigation regarding the extra judicial killing of Maoist leader A Velmurugan in Kerala’s Wayanad district earlier this week.

‘Most Wanted’ Vikas Dubey killed in police encounter

Uttar pradesh's Most wanted criminal Vikas Dubey, who surrendered on Thursday in connection with the murder of eight policemen in Kanpur, was killed in an...

Remembering Shahid Azmi who was killed defending human rights of Muslims

On 11 February 2010, four gunmen entered Shahid Azmi’s office and shot him at point-blank range, killing him instantly. He was 32.