🚨 THREAD: Well-documented cases of wrongful killings in past encounters:

Sarkeguda Masscre (2012) - Chhattisgarh
Security forces killed 17 villagers, including 7 children, in a so-called "encounter" in Bastar.

The police claimed: They fired in "self defense" against 1/4

Maoists.

An independent inquiry found that the villagers were unarmed and attending a meeting when they were gunned down. No weapons were recovered from most of the deceased. 2/4

Tadmetla, Timapuram & Morpalli (2011) - Chattisgarh
A three-day offensive by security forces led to mass violence in Dantewada.

• Security forces burned down houses in three villages.
• Three women were raped.
• Villagers were killed and falsely labeled as Maoists. 3/4

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