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Shocking revelation

In a shocking revelation, the Gujarat Government has admitted in the Supreme Court that Kausar Bi, wife of Sohrabuddin Sheikh who was allegedly eliminated in a fake police encounter, was murdered a few days after Sheikh was killed and her body burnt. How can the common man ever trust the police, his so-called saviours, in future?

Shailesh Kumar,
Bangalore

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Fake encounters are a sad reflection of the insensitivity of the police force and the scant regard it has for human lives. An urgent mechanism needs to be developed to curb its arrogance and unaccountability.

N. Sivaraman,
Maraimalainagar

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The cold blooded murder of an innocent couple makes one wonder what is in store for the citizens of the world's largest democracy. The pogrom against Muslims unleashed by the Gujarat Government has emboldened many an officer in the police and bureaucracy to resort to unthinkable acts such as fake encounters to earn accolades.

Jeevan Kuruvilla,
Vellore

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The Gujarat Government's hasty admission that two innocent lives were claimed in the name of counter-terrorism while opposing a CBI probe shows that there is much more to the elimination than meets the eye. The case should be handed over to the CBI.

A. Umayorubhagom,
Bangalore

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Such police actions will only push more people towards terrorism, with terrorists highlighting the atrocities to instigate the youth.

Vishaal Vyas,
Hyderabad

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One wonders whether the Gujarat Government has any moral right to continue in power after shamelessly admitting that a woman was murdered by its police force. The allegation that the police must have acted under pressure from the Government does not seem to be baseless.

K. Gopal Reddy,
Anantapur

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The Centre should not remain a mute spectator to the murky goings-on in Gujarat. A CBI enquiry should be ordered into the killings to unearth the truth and severe action taken against the guilty police officers.

Khaja Hameeduddin,
Hyderabad

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Since the perpetrators of the crime were law-enforcement officers, the only plausible reason for their criminal indulgence is the absence of the fear of being hauled up. And in the case of the Sheikhs, if the State Government has acquiesced to the criminal actions of its officers and tried to protect them during investigations, it is because of the non-supervision by the Centre.

Sachin Kurmi,
Ghaziabad

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The absence of a law that makes second investigation mandatory by the Central agencies in all encounters and custodial killings emboldens the police to resort to fake encounters.

Shiv Nadar Karthik,
Chennai

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