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Manipur encounters fake, says SC Probe Panel
TNN | Dhananjay Mahapatra | New Delhi, April 05
A probe commissioned by the Supreme Court has held security forces guilty of killing seven persons, including a 12-year-old boy, in six fake encounters in Manipur during 2009-10 in what trains the spotlight once again on the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
. . . investigation panel blamed security forces for the death of Khumbongmayum Orsonjit Singh, Nameirakpam Gobind Metei and Nameirakpam Nobo Meitei, Elangbam Kiranjit Singh, Chongthan Umakanta and Akoijam Priyobrata.
the contents of the report, compiled by retired Justice Santosh Hegde of the apex court, former CEC J M Lyngdoh and ex-Karnataka DGP Ajay Kumar Singh, ...
. . . Though allegations of excesses by troops in militancy-hit Manipur have been rampant, this is the first instance that a court-appointed probe has endorsed the charge of "gross violation of human rights" by the security forces operating under the much-disliked shield of AFSPA.
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Last October, the court had entertained two PILs — one on fake encounter killings and another for the withdrawal of AFSPA from Manipur.
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