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Vivek Tiwari's widow names constables in fresh FIR; says have 'full faith' in UP govt after meeting Yogi Adityanath
Fp Staff • 6 years agoVivek's widow Kalpana Tiwari filed the fresh FIR as the family believed that the first one weakened the case by not naming the two accused Uttar Pradesh Police constables.
'State governed by goons camouflaged as cops': UP Opposition targets BJP over Vivek Tiwari murder case
• 6 years agoDemanding action against the accused, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati asserted that since the BJP has come to power in Uttar Pradesh the law and order has gotten worse. She also demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.
J&K Police reports shed light on civilian deaths during encounters, activists allege 'gross human rights violations'
Ishfaqnaseem • 7 years agoAs per data from the police and human rights groups, at least 53 civilians were killed in the past six months in Kashmir during anti-militancy operations.
Maharashtra police gun down two women Naxalites in Gadchiroli, recover weapons
• 8 years agoThe police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Wednesday claimed to have killed two women Naxals in Yengao area on Chhattisgarh border.
Anantnag encounter: Kashmir civilians' efforts to assist militants are severely hampering security ops
Sameery • 8 years agoA few hundred metres from the site of an encounter with suspected militants in south Kashmir, a mob of at least 1,000 — including children — gathered in Arwani village and tried to break the cordon laid by security forces
Nagrota attack: Army clears two complexes, combing operations continue
• 8 years agoTwo main complexes at the army unit in Nagrota, which witnessed a fierce gunbattle and hostage-like situation, have been cleared by the army.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in separate encounters, says army
• 9 years agoTwo militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Shopian and Kupwara districts of Kashmir, army said on Tuesday.
Encounter killings: Our approach to ex-cop Vanzara is steeped in hypocrisy
Mishra • 12 years agoWho decides who is a terrorist.Is it the policemen, the intelligence agency sleuths or the political dispensation?
Suspended cop DG Vanzara quits, says his 'god' Modi let him down
Fp Staff • 12 years agoDG Vanzara, former Gujarat top cop who has been languishing in jail for orchestrating a series of fake encounters, today tendered his resignation with a 10 page resignation letter.
DG Vanzara: All you need to know about Gujarat's former 'supercop'
Fp Staff • 12 years agoBefore he was charged with murder and arrested in the fake encounter case of Sorabhuddin Sheikh in 2007, Vanzara was a celebrated encounter specialist in Gujarat often known as a "supercop".