News for 'fake encounter'

Lawyer who took on Fadnavis in ED custody, says implicated in false case

Lawyer who took on Fadnavis in ED custody, says implicated in false case

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

The court remanded advocate Uke and his brother Pradeep Uke in the ED's custody till April 6.

Killed salesman's Kashimiri Pandit employer says won't leave Valley

Killed salesman's Kashimiri Pandit employer says won't leave Valley

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Kashmiri Pandit businessman Sandeep Mawa, whose salesman was killed here in a militant attack believed to be aimed at him, on Wednesday said he will not leave Kashmir and remain in Srinagar despite opposition from his family.

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

'There have been more than 70 cases of extra-judicial killings in Assam.' 'In some cases, people have been taken away from their homes by the police and then shot.'

SC eases bail conditions of Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin case

SC eases bail conditions of Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin case

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday modified its order and exempted Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary and Gujarat Member of Legislative Assembly Amit Shah from appearing on alternate Saturdays before the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case.

Rabri orders CBI probe into encounter

Rabri orders CBI probe into encounter

Rediff.com4 Jan 2003

The CBI would also investigate the killing of two persons by the police in Majhaul in Begusarai district on December 23, the Bihar CM said.

Ishrat case: Court dismisses plea against Amit Shah

Ishrat case: Court dismisses plea against Amit Shah

Rediff.com15 May 2014

In a relief for Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others, a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ahmedabad on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking arraignment of the former Gujarat home minister and ex-police commissioner of Ahmedabad K R Kaushik as accused in the case.

Lead investigator defends 2nd affidavit; says no evidence of Ishrat being terrorist

Lead investigator defends 2nd affidavit; says no evidence of Ishrat being terrorist

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Casting doubts over Mani's claims, the Indian Police Service officer said: "His motive is something else; he wants to weaken the case. He wants to divert attention from the charge sheets pending in courts. The purpose is to portray the evidence as 'wrong'."

Did MHA, LeT work in tandem on Ishrat Jahan case: Rijiju

Did MHA, LeT work in tandem on Ishrat Jahan case: Rijiju

Rediff.com28 May 2016

He did not name the officer but it was Gujarat Indian Police Service officer Satish Verma who probed the case.

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL challenging elevation of PP Pandey as state DGP

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL challenging elevation of PP Pandey as state DGP

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Ribeiro had challenged Pandey's appointment as he is an accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others, and is currently out on regular bail.

Sadik encounter: Brother demands further probe by CBI

Sadik encounter: Brother demands further probe by CBI

Rediff.com30 May 2013

A special court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the 2003 encounter of Sadik Jamal, after allowing a petition by his brother seeking further investigation in the case, including that of the "role" played by Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Ishrat case: Non-bailable warrant issued against PP Pandey

Ishrat case: Non-bailable warrant issued against PP Pandey

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ahmedabad issued a non-bailable warrant against Additional Director General of Police PP Pandey, named as one of the accused in the CBI charge-sheet in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

12 security personnel, including three officers, were also injured in the operation at Reasi.

'Norway police fired a total of two shots in 2014'

'Norway police fired a total of two shots in 2014'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

While newspapers and TV channels discuss fratricide and fake encounters in India, here's an astonishing report from Norway.

VHP's Togadia alleges plot to kill him; Congress seeks probe

VHP's Togadia alleges plot to kill him; Congress seeks probe

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

"I am being targeted for a decade-old case, there is an attempt to suppress my voice. Rajasthan Police team came to arrest me. Someone told me plan was being made to kill me in an encounter," the VHP president claimed.

The Arjun Patiala Review

The Arjun Patiala Review

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore.

Ishrat case: Cops who spilled the beans likely to be let off

Ishrat case: Cops who spilled the beans likely to be let off

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which submitted its first charge sheet in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, has not named ten police officers who might have spilled the beans about the offence and are likely to be let off.

Ishrat case: CBI may not name Amit Shah as accused in chargesheet

Ishrat case: CBI may not name Amit Shah as accused in chargesheet

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah may not figure as an accused in the supplementary charge sheet which is likely to be filed soon by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

Ishrat Jahan case: Six suspended cops summoned

Ishrat Jahan case: Six suspended cops summoned

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

A CBI court in Ahmedabad on Monday issued summons to six suspended police officers accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, for handing over the charge sheet filed by the investigating agency.

Slain SIMI men were shot above the waist, reveals autopsy

Slain SIMI men were shot above the waist, reveals autopsy

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

The clothes of the slain SIMI suspects killed in the encounter have been sent for forensic test.

Ishrat encounter: I was just following orders, says Vanzara

Ishrat encounter: I was just following orders, says Vanzara

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Jailed Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara on Friday told a special CBI court that he executed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter on orders given by his superior on the basis of inputs received from the Intelligence Bureau.

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan.

SC to beef up own 2018 verdict on curbing hate crimes

SC to beef up own 2018 verdict on curbing hate crimes

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court Friday said it will strengthen its 2018 guidelines for dealing with mob violence, hate speeches and lynching to ensure that culprits are dealt with equally, irrespective of their communities for their public utterances spreading bigotry.

Yogi, the saffron-clad monk who will be UP CM again

Yogi, the saffron-clad monk who will be UP CM again

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

The BJP's 2022 assembly election win may have further consolidated Adityanath's stock within the BJP. The saffron party is now set to win the UP state polls twice in a row, a feat achieved by no other party in three decades.

Ishrat case: CBI names 11 Gujarat cops as witnesses

Ishrat case: CBI names 11 Gujarat cops as witnesses

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Eleven Gujarat policemen, including mid-level officers, who were named as accused in the FIR filed by CBI in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case but not chargesheeted, have been made witnesses by the probe agency.

Loya death case: Review petition filed in SC

Loya death case: Review petition filed in SC

Rediff.com21 May 2018

The review petition filed by Bombay Lawyers Association has challenged the apex court's April 19 judgment.

Headley testimony: Rajnath demands Oppn apologise to BJP

Headley testimony: Rajnath demands Oppn apologise to BJP

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Union Home minister Rajnath Singh asked Opposition parties if they were prepared to apologise to the nation for their "malicious campaign" against PM Modi over the killing of Ishrat Jehan.

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

'If you accept that situation you don't require the judiciary, the criminal procedure law, the Indian Penal Code or even the Constitution because there is somebody who decides who gets to live and who gets to die.'

Ishrat's family alleges threat to their lives, writes to Centre

Ishrat's family alleges threat to their lives, writes to Centre

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

The family of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat nine years ago, has alleged that they were being threatened by some unknown persons, following which the home ministry has said it will provide security if it is sought

SHOCKER! BJP, Digvijaya have common queries in Ishrat case

SHOCKER! BJP, Digvijaya have common queries in Ishrat case

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The political slugfest on Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case on Friday saw the Bharatiya Janata Party supporting Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's demand that the home ministry come clean on the issue of her alleged terror links as agencies such as the Intelligence Bureau, the Central Bureau of investigation and the National Investigation Agency have differences over it.

Rahul should ask who killed Sohrabuddin investigation: Jaitley

Rahul should ask who killed Sohrabuddin investigation: Jaitley

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

Jaitley in his Facebook post titled: 'Who killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation' said that those who have recently shown a belated concern for institutional independence, "should seriously introspect as to what they did to the CBI when they were in power."

'Cases like Machil should be heard in civil courts'

'Cases like Machil should be heard in civil courts'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Expressing serious reservations regarding the court martial of army personnel involved in Machil fake encounter, the moderate, All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq on Friday said, "Machil and all such cases should be heard in civil courts under wide public gaze instead in the closed rooms."

Sohrabuddin case: Brother seeks narco test on Shah

Sohrabuddin case: Brother seeks narco test on Shah

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Slain gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh's brother on Friday moved the special CBI court seeking directions to conduct narco-analysis test on BJP President Amit Shah and 37 others accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encounter cases.

HC quashes order gagging media in Sohrabuddin case trial

HC quashes order gagging media in Sohrabuddin case trial

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

The HC held that the special CBI court overreached its powers in issuing the order.

If Yasin Bhatkal is guilty, he should be punished: Father

If Yasin Bhatkal is guilty, he should be punished: Father

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

The news about the arrest of Ahmed Siddibappa, better known as Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal. has come as a relief to his father Zara Siddibappa.

DU prof rubbishes murder charge, says being framed by police

DU prof rubbishes murder charge, says being framed by police

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

She also alleged that police has been forcing some people to name them in someway since May.

Mehbooba loses her cool at press meet, leaves with Rajnath Singh still seated

Mehbooba loses her cool at press meet, leaves with Rajnath Singh still seated

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Rajnath Singh repeatedly tried to calm her by tapping her when journalists asked questions about her role in dealing with the current unrest.

Batla encounter case raises more questions than it answers

Batla encounter case raises more questions than it answers

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

The Delhi Police appear to be on a weak footing in the Batla House encounter case. The verdict in the case will be delivered on July 25, reports Vicky Nanjappa

CBI court grants bail to Vanzara, Pandey in Ishrat Jahan case

CBI court grants bail to Vanzara, Pandey in Ishrat Jahan case

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Suspended IPS officers D G Vanzara and PP Pandey were on Thursday granted bail by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ahmedabad in the 2004 case of fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan and 3 others after remaining in jail for 18 months.

Ex-home secy says Ishrat affidavit changed due to political reasons

Ex-home secy says Ishrat affidavit changed due to political reasons

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Singh, now a Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament from Bihar, said what was the reason for the change of the affidavit when the Intelligence Bureau had said that Ishrat had links with Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.

Thank You For Coming Review: Undesirable!

Thank You For Coming Review: Undesirable!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Kanika's problem is so ridiculous, it is surprising she did not discover till the age of 32 what every teen knows, sighs Deepa Gahlot.