The Indian police force of late has been in the thick of controversy for alleged extrajudicial killings or fake encounters. The motivation of the police behind the killings in many recent cases has come into question. The Supreme Court has categorically declared that extrajudicial killings violate the fundamental right to life enshrined in the Constitution. Such killings are nothing but the misuse of power by the police. We speak to families of people who lost their lives to controversial encounters. 

Speakers: 

Afroz 

Wife of late Zeeshan Haider 

Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Retired DG, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)

PV Krishnamachary

Advocate

(Appeared for the 4 accused in in the rape and murder of Disha)

Ravindranath Angre

Former Mumbai police officer 

Zulfikar Nasir

Survivor, Hashimpura massacre (1987)

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