Bastar encounter: activists stopped from meeting villagers
The Hindu
Police say magisterial inquiry ordered into death of 3 villagers
Days after three villagers were killed in police firing at Silger in Chhattisgarh, police said a magisterial inquiry will be conducted to probe the “encounter” deaths as per the Supreme Court guidelines. The villagers killed on May 17 were part of a large group who were protesting the opening of a security camp at Silger in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, one of the worst Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas. The police claimed that the three were Maoist sympathisers and were killed when the security camp was attacked. However, human rights lawyer Bela Bhatia said it was the security forces who opened fire first.More Related News