Ishrat Killed in Fake Encounter

In a major setback for the Narendra Modi government, the CBI on Wednesday declared that 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan and her three associates were killed in a “fake encounter in cold blood” in a joint operation by the Gujarat police and the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau. In a preliminary chargesheet filed before an Ahmedabad court, the CBI charged seven Gujarat police officers, including some IPS officers, for offences that include murder, conspiracy and wrongful confinement.

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