Andhra Pradesh government under fire for mass ‘encounter’ of red sanders smugglers

Andhra Pradesh government under fire for mass ‘encounter’ of red sanders smugglers

Hyderabad: Even though Andhra Pradesh government has ordered a magistrate inquiry into the encounter of 20 red sandalwood smugglers, protests continued in Tamil Nadu demanding independent probe and action against police personnel. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also issued notice to AP government seeking a detailed report. However, the Andhra pradesh government is defending the task force operation saying that the killed were smugglers and police was forced to fire at them.

Massive uproar by human rights activists and politicians continued in Chennai and Chittoor over the encounter of 20 alleged red sander smugglers by the Andhra Pradesh police. Over a 100 activists gathered in Chennai demanding action against the officers who were involved in the encounter. Even the bus services between the two states got disrupted after pelting of stones. Several political parties in Tamil nadu have condemned the incident calling it a fake encounter.

The Andhra Pradesh government has already ordered a magisterial inquiry into the encounter. Taking suo moto cognisance, national human rights commission has issued notice to the AP government and the DGP and asked for a detailed report stating the incident to be violation of human rights.

Massive uproar by human rights activists and politicians continued in Chennai and Chittoor over the encounter of 20 alleged red sander smugglers by the Andhra Pradesh police.

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