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Gangster shot dead in encounter in UP's Fatehgarh: Police

July 19, 2025 12:20 am

Manu was wanted by the police in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl, whose body was found in a field on June 28

Encounters very small part of our strategy: UP Spl DG

May 25, 2023 11:51 am

He was responding to The Indian Express’s questions on the 186 encounters, their concentration in three zones and the perception of impunity given the high number of closure reports.

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Atiq Ahmed's son Asad killed: What SC, human rights commission have said on encounters

April 17, 2023 8:30 am

On extra-judicial killings, popularly known as 'encounters', the NHRC and the Supreme Court have laid down guidelines and procedures. Here is what they say.

Opinion: Instant justice is a crime that cannot be ignored

June 02, 2022 9:14 am

Yashovardhan Azad writes: The SC panel's censure in Hyderabad encounter case is a wake-up call. Police should accept that their job is to bring the accused to justice not to dispense it.

Yogi govt invokes ESMA banning strikes in all departments, corporations for six months

First 16 months of Yogi Adityanath govt: Over 3,000 encounters, 78 killed

January 25, 2019 3:15 pm

The figure of encounters, the killing of criminals, and arrests has made it to a list of government achievements to be publicised on Republic Day in the state.

Jhansi cop caught on tape warning gangster of encounter dismissed

April 18, 2018 8:11 am

In the audio clip that had surfaced on social media last week, a voice — purportedly the inspector’s — is heard telling gangster Lekhraj Singh Yadav about an encounter planned in Jhansi.