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Abdul Alim Jafri
UP to set up Special Security Force That Can Arrest, Search Without Warrant
15 Sep 2020
Critics voice apprehensions over possible misuse of power against the marginalised and minority sections as well as dissenters.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP Govt Admits 37% of ‘Criminals’ Killed in Encounters in 3 Years Were Muslims
22 Aug 2020
The list has been released after the government was accused of targeting mainly the Brahmin community following the encounters of gangster Vikas Dubey, his associate Amar Dubey and Rakesh Pandey.
Newsclick Report
UP Police Arrest Journalist Prashant Kanojia Once Again
18 Aug 2020
A complaint has been filed against the activist-journalist for allegedly sharing a morphed picture on Twitter.
Abdul Alim Jafri
‘Could not Stand Dalit Man Saying No’: Kin of Murdered Pradhan in UP Allege Murder by Upper-Caste Men
17 Aug 2020
‘My uncle was the first person from our community to have become the pradhan of this village, and upper caste people could not digest his win.’
Newsclick Team
Dubey’s Killing and Encounter Culture
11 Jul 2020
After the killing of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in an encounter, what has been achieved?
Abdul Alim Jafri
‘Many Secrets Buried’: Questions Raised on Encounter of Kanpur Gangster Vikas Dubey
11 Jul 2020
Many have alleged that the encounter was staged in order to relieve the politicians and senior brass who were in cahoots with the gangster so that their links with Dubey won’t be probed.
Newsclick Team
Khoj Khabar: Are Encounters Justice in 'New India'?
10 Jul 2020
In this episode of Khoj Khabar, senior journalist Bhasha Singh termed the celebration of Vikas Dubey's encounter as fatal to a democracy.
PTI
A Day After Arrest, Gangster Vikas Dubey Killed in ‘Encounter’, Claims UP Police
10 Jul 2020
Criminal gone, what about those protecting him, asks Priyanka; Effort to save government, alleges Akhilesh.
Newsclick Report
AMU Student Sharjeel Usmani Arrested for His ‘Role in Anti-CAA Protests’
09 Jul 2020
The Azamgarh police have made no formal statement about the arrest nonetheless, so far.
PTI
Kanpur Killings: Gangster Vikas Dubey Arrested Near Temple in Madhya Pradesh
09 Jul 2020
Dubey was on the run after 8 UP policemen were ambushed last Friday in Kanpur. He carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh.