Topic: Extrajudicial killing
Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP, calls Asad Ahmad killings ‘fake encounter’
Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav has slammed UP's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for using 'fake encounters' to divert attention from 'real issues'.
UP Police kills former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, his aide Ghulam
Former MP Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam were killed by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday in Jhansi. The duo were wanted in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case and the Uttar Police claimed that they were killed in an encounter.
Second extrajudicial killing in a week: UP Police kills another accused in Umesh Pal murder case
The Uttar Pradesh Police Monday killed a 24-year-old man allegedly involved in the killing of advocate Umesh Pal, who was a witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two gunners last month in Prayagraj.
In 2 years, 4,484 died in police custody, 233 killed in ‘encounters’: Data
A total of 4,484 deaths were reported in police custody while 233 people were killed in “encounters” in the last two years, the Union government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Hyderpora killings: HC allows Amir Magrey’s family to perform prayers at his grave
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Friday directed the UT administration to allow the family of Amir Magrey, the fourth person killed in Hyderpora killings, to perform Fatiha Khawani (religious rituals/prayers after burial) at his grave.
Assam Police killed 51 people in 13 months, 22 were Muslims
Since May 2021, soon after BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma took over as chief minister of Assam, 161 incidents of police action took place across Assam resulting in the death of 51 people and injuries to 139 others, informed Gauhati High Court.
