35 years on, FIR against 12 retired cops for ‘fake encounter’ in Kanpur
An FIR has been registered against 12 retired police officers in Kanpur, India, following a 35-year-old investigation into a fabricated police encounter. The CB-CID inquiry concluded that the 1991 incident was staged to frame innocent individuals.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of police accountability and the long-term pursuit of justice in cases of alleged state-sponsored human rights abuses.
KANPUR: An FIR has been registered against 12 retired policemen after a CB-CID inquiry found that a 1991 encounter was fabricated and evidence against 12 arrested men was false.The inquiry named 18 policemen, including the then station house officer, Vidyasagar Tripathi, and investigating officer Ramesh Chandra Bhatole. Six of them have since died.The FIR was registered at Maharajpur police station on Saturday on a complaint by CB-CID inspector Sushil Kumar, 35 years after the alleged fake encounter. They were booked under various IPC sections for fabricating evidence, filing false charges, wrongful confinement and causing hurt.DCP (East) Satyajit Gupta confirmed the FIR and said the CB-CID would continue investigating the case.Police had claimed that on Aug 23, 1991, a team confronted men attempting to rob a DCM truck at Narval turn after they blocked the road with tree branches.
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