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Veerapan and 3 others
18 October 2004
Special Task Force (STF) officers killed Mr. Veerapan and his three associates in an
encounter on the night of 18 October 2004.
Although STF claimed that all of the men were killed during this encounter, evidence
reveals irregularities which suggest an extra-judicial killing.
No serious investigation into the nature of the killings has been taken; even during the postmortem,
doctors were forced to conduct the examinations in the presence of the police and
STF officers who were involved in the encounter.
Full story in:
AHRC, November 16, 2004, Tuesday, UA-154-2004, or at
http://www.nuke.humanrightskerala.com/index.php?name=News&file=
article&sid=4252
Unidentified husband
15 October 2005
Shivagami, aged 25, told a panel in a public hearing organised by the National Federation
of Indian Women (NFIW) that the Karnataka police arrested her husband and he never
returned. A year later, police showed Shivagami a photo of her husband and told her he was
killed in an alleged encounter by the Joint Special Task Force (JSTF) and Veerappan’s
gang.
Full story in:
“Victims of STF atrocities urge NHRC intervention,” The Hindu, 15 October 2005, or at
http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101517230800.htm
Annual Report on Torture
2007