Encounter killing

All you want to know about Encounter killing

Encounter killings is a euphemism used in India and Pakistan to describe extrajudicial killings in which Police shoot down gangsters and terrorists in alleged gunbattles. Encounter killings were common in Mumbai, India, during the 1990s till mid 2000s and some of the Police officres involved came to be known as 'Encounter Specialists'. The Mumbai police resorted to encounter killings as they believed that these killings delivered speedy justice. Encounter killings severely crippled the Underworld in Mumbai and busted the extortion racket which was rampant at that time. Encounter killings, together with torture by police in lock-ups and custodial deaths have irked human rights activists.[1]

Former Sub-Inspector Pradeep Sharma is India's most successful encounter specialist, who has shot-dead 104 gangsters and dacoits in. "Criminals are filth and I'm the cleaner" is one of his famous lines.[2]

Some of the well known encounter specialists (with encounter killing count in brackets) include

All of the above listed Officers served with Mumbai Police and Delhi Police

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In popular culture

Many Indian films have been made depicting Police encounters in Bollywood and South Indian Cinema. The most recent blockbusters are Risk and Shootout at Lokhandwala. Other famous films include Ab Tak Chhappan starring Nana Patekar, Encounter: The Killing starring Naseeruddin Shah and the 2003 Tamil film, Kaakha Kaakha.

References

  1. ^ C R Sridhar. Sunshine India: Encounter Killings, Torture and Custodial Deaths. October 11, 2006.
  2. ^ Alex Perry. Urban Cowboys. TIME Magazine. Jan. 06, 2003.
  3. ^ a b c d e Encounter man Pradip Sharma completes 'century'
  4. ^ Fallen Heroes. India Today.

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External links

  • Interview with Mumbai Police Joint Commissioner [1]
  • Reduced to Ashes: A Report on Disappearances and Encounters in Punjab [2]
  • India: Extrajudicial Killings under the spotlight [3]
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