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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

CBI authenticated Tehelka sting tapes, but SIT ignored them: Zakia Jafri to SC

The tapes had right-wing leaders boasting having bombs and brutally killing people; were used to secure convictions in Naroda Patiya massacre case

Sitalkuchi firing: CISF personnel dodge CID questioning repeatedly

The CID submitted an interim report before the Calcutta High Court on November 11 stating how the men are yet to present themselves

SIT was only ‘SIT’ting, not investigating: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP

SIT not only failed to look into aspects like police officials concealing important records, but also readily accepted statements of accused without ‘tracking the footprint’ of such statements

UP: How did a 5.6 foot Altaf ‘hang himself’ to death from a 2 foot pipe in a police lockup toilet?

Questions are being raised over UP Police’s lock up suicide theory in custodial death of Muslim youth; victim’s father now says he’s ‘satisfied’ with police

Stop persecution of lawyers, citizens against communalism in Tripura: Citizens and Lawyer’s groups

Nearly 700 citizens have signed an online petition by Nagrik Adhikar Manch and All India Lawyers Union, demanding that Tripura Government “stop communal violence” and “stop persecution of lawyers and citizens against communalism”

Communal violence is like lava, leaving ground fertile for revenge: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP

Petitioners highlight key failures of the SIT investigating the instances listed in the Zakia Jafri case before the Supreme Court during hearing in an SLP demanding an investigation

UP: Muslim man accused of kidnapping Hindu girl dies in police custody

Altaf’s family alleges he was murdered in custody, but police claim he hung himself to death with a drawstring in the lockup’s toilet

Umar Khalid bail hearing: Counsel points out “cooked up” witnesses

The prosecution is yet to present its arguments in the case

Edesmetta encounter victims’ families await justice; probe indicates CRPF fired at unarmed innocents

In May 2013, little did the tribals know that as they ventured out to celebrate a festival, they would be fired at, unprovoked, by CRPF personnel

Tripura: Solidarity statements pour in for those penalised for raising voices

Support grows for Lawyers For Democracy, as well as Twitter users booked under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

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