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Have Police Encounters Been Legitimised Across India?

Have Police Encounters Been Legitimised Across India?
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West Bengal and Bihar are witnessing a surge in extrajudicial killings and “half-encounters” in the Uttar Pradesh police style. Encounter killings are not new to Bengal or Bihar, but the concern is that, under the BJP government, there is an unabashed endorsement of this encounter model. On Octob...

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