Aler Police Encounter of five Muslim Undertrials

On April 7 2015, five people accused in the murder of two policemen were killed in an encounter in Aler, Nalgonda after the police allegedly shot all of them in ‘self-defence’. Like most cases of police encounters, this too remain shrouded in mystery and a year later, the families’ questions remain unanswered; their pleas unheard.

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TwoCircles.net’s Raqib Hameed Naik visited the families’ and filed this four-part report:

Part 1: A year after Aler encounter: Families ask questions that no one can answer

Hindi: अलैर एनकाउन्टर केस: “उसे पता था कि उसे फ़र्जी मुठभेड़ में मारने की तैयारी है”

Part 2: Aler Encounter: Mohammed Viqaruddin was made to pay with his life for being a devout Muslim, alleges family

Hindi: अलैर एनकाउन्टर केस : “यह कोई मुठभेड़ नहीं थी, यह मर्डर था!”

Part 3: Aler Encounter: Mohammed Haneef’s family fights poverty, social exclusion, but justice remains elusive

Part 4: Aler Encounter: Mohammed Zakir was killed for helping Viqaruddin rent a house, says sister