1982 Gonda Encounter

Criminal case in Gonda district, India September 2020 March 2019 The 1982 Gonda Encounter is an ongoing criminal case involving the murder of 13 people including the Deputy Superintendent of police in Gonda district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324234/3-up-cops-get-death.html 3 UP cops get death for fake encounter Deccan Herald 6 April 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131203112236/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324234/3-up-cops-get-death.html 2013-12-03 On 5 March 2013 three police personnel were given capital punishment and five others were given life-time imprisonment by the special CBI court in Lucknow.http://www.cbi.gov.in/newsarticles/pressclips/apr_2013/pc_20130407_2.pdf Archived copy 2013-12-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120001/http://www.cbi.gov.in/newsarticles/pressclips/apr_2013/pc_20130407_2.pdf 24 December 2013 http://manipurupdate.com/?p=40328 Three cops sentenced to death in fake encounter case in Uttar Pradesh Official Website of ManipurUpdate live https://web.archive.org/web/20131203083219/http://manipurupdate.com/?p=40328 2013-12-03 http://manipalworldnews.com/2013/04/05/three-cops-sentenced-to-death-in-fake-encounter-case-in-uttar-pradesh/ Manipal World News : Udupi News, Manipal News, Mangalore News Udupi News, Manipal News, Mangalore News 2013-09-14 https://archive.today/20130914221750/http://manipalworldnews.com/2013/04/05/three-cops-sentenced-to-death-in-fake-encounter-case-in-uttar-pradesh/ 2013-09-14 dead The case has been described as the "Rarest of rare cases" and also for the slow process of the Indian judicial system since the verdict was announced after 31 years.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/three-cops-sentenced-to-death-in-fake-encounter-case-in-uttar-pradesh-350494 Three cops sentenced to death in fake encounter case in Uttar Pradesh Anant Zanane 5 April 2013 NDTV.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20131203120806/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/three-cops-sentenced-to-death-in-fake-encounter-case-in-uttar-pradesh-350494 3 December 2013 http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=4&contentid=201304062013040608583235938905f13&subsite=#August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Alleged encounter and killing An alleged group clash had occurred on the night of 12 March 1982 in Madhavpur village located within the Katrabazar police station area in Gonda district. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Krishna Pratap Singh (K P Singh), on getting the information about the criminals Ram Bhulawan and Arjun Pasi, went to the village with the police.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/death-penalty-for-three-up-cops-in-fake-encounter-case/article4586875.ece Death penalty for three U.P. cops in fake encounter case The Hindu 6 April 2013 12 September 2013 25 September 2013 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20130925115956/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/death-penalty-for-three-up-cops-in-fake-encounter-case/article4586875.ece live K P Singh was later taken to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. 12 other people also died who were later declared dacoits by R B Saroj (who was head of police station) and his partners.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/31-years-on-8-cops-convicted-in-gonda-fake-encounter-case/1095167/ 31 years on, 8 cops convicted in Gonda fake encounter case 30 March 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130604071320/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/31-years-on-8-cops-convicted-in-gonda-fake-encounter-case/1095167/ 2013-06-04 The police later submitted a report saying the DSP was killed by dacoits in a bomb attack and the policemen killed the dacoits in an encounter. They also showed the bodies of 12 people as evidence.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/3-cops-get-death-for-UP-fake-encounter-in-1982/articleshow/19408112.cms 3 cops get death for UP fake encounter in 1982 The Times of India 12 September 2013 9 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130409123046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-06/india/38326902_1_fake-encounter-special-cbi-court-19-policemen live Allegations and investigation The reason for the alleged killing was said to be the enmity between Deputy Superintendent of police, K P Singh, and his subordinates, whom he suspected of having close co-operation with the local criminals. K P Singh had ordered inquiry against the then sub-inspector R.B. Saroj. Yashpal Singh, then SP of Gonda (later DGP of UP Police from Jan 2005 to Apr 2006), started the investigation. After the inquiry, he was removed.http://www.pardaphash.com/news/after-31-year-death-sentence-to-3-cops-in-gonda-fake-encounter/710029.html#.UjHc2NJBPvl Pardaphash.com: Latest News, India News, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, Video & Breaking News PardaPhash: Latest Indian Breaking News, Sting operations dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204044128/http://www.pardaphash.com/news/after-31-year-death-sentence-to-3-cops-in-gonda-fake-encounter/710029.html#.UjHc2NJBPvl 2013-12-04 2013-09-12 The police initially maintained that Singh was killed by criminals. The SHO of Katra Bazar Police Station, Tirath Rajpal, investigated the incident and gave the cops a clean chit, however K P Singh's wife, Vibha Singh (then a PCS Officer) and state president of the People's Union for Civil Liberties Chitranjan Singh, alleged that her husband's subordinates had conspired to kill him. On her complaint, the local officers refused to take action.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/lucknow/38145396_1_fake-encounter-cbi-court-dacoits 8 cops held guilty of plotting to kill DySP in 1982 case The Times of India 12 September 2013 10 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130410004831/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/lucknow/38145396_1_fake-encounter-cbi-court-dacoits deadThree cops get death for Gonda fake encounter - Hindustan Times https://web.archive.org/web/20130523090456/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Three-cops-get-death-for-Gonda-fake-encounter/Article1-1037957.aspx 2013-05-23 Vibha Singh then approached the High Court and a CBI investigation was ordered on Supreme Court's intervention. The CBI registered an FIR on 24 February 1984, accusing the cops of killing the DSP and villagers in a fake encounter, finally a charge sheet was filed against 19 policemen by the CBI on 28 February 1989, and 7 September 2001.http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=5 UP fake encounter: 31 years later, daughter weeps for slain father daily.bhaskar.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204104807/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=5 2013-12-04 Preliminary investigation had found encounter as doubtfulhttp://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=3 UP fake encounter: 31 years later, daughter weeps for slain father daily.bhaskar.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203225058/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=3 2013-12-03 as the CBI found the death of the DSP as mysterious and had found evidence that K P Singh was probing a number of inquires pending against R B Saroj related to allegations of corruption, bribery and human rights violations. The encounter though told by the police to have lasted for hours, but there were no signs of bullets on any house and no villager was injured. The statement of witnesses, villagers and doctors contradicted the statement by the police.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-long-story-of-one-night/1102053/0 The long story of one night 14 April 2013 14 September 2013 19 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230319140326/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/the-long-story-of-one-night/ live The investigating agency found most of the firearms shown recovered from the villagers in the alleged encounter were not in working condition.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-06/india/38326298_1_two-brothers-manoj-police-van Wish mother were alive today, says slain cop's IAS daughter The Times of India 12 September 2013 9 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130409123213/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-06/india/38326298_1_two-brothers-manoj-police-van deadhttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/31-years-on-8-cops-convicted-in-gonda-fake-encounter-case/1095167/2 31 years on, 8 cops convicted in Gonda fake encounter case 30 March 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130509081821/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/31-years-on-8-cops-convicted-in-gonda-fake-encounter-case/1095167/2 2013-05-09 Verdict After 24 long years of investigation, the special CBI court convicted eight policemen on 29 March 2013. In the trial period of 19 policemen who were charge sheeted, 10 had died and seven had retired. On 5 April 2013, the CBI court judge Rajendra Singh announced death penalty for three policemen and life imprisonment for the five remaining accused.http://advocatesindia.org/category/legal-news/page/16 Legal News | Advocates in India | Page 16 2013-12-22 https://archive.today/20131222121814/http://advocatesindia.org/category/legal-news/page/16 2013-12-22 dead http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20130405/2183834.html 3 cops given capital punishment in 1982 Gonda fake encounter case live https://web.archive.org/web/20131204004958/http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20130405/2183834.html 2013-12-04 The CBI's special public prosecutor Sanjai Kumar mentioned that the encounter took place on the night of 12 March 1982, when the chief conspirator R B Saroj executed the plan to kill the then DSP K P Singh with other police men. The charge sheet says that R B Saroj, against whom investigations were going on by Mr. Singh, made a story of movement of criminals in the Madhavpur area and decided to take on the criminals when Singh and other cops joined him. The prosecutor also said that 12 villagers were killed. The accused later told that the dacoits killed the DSP whom they killed in firing.3 cops given capital punishment in 1982 Gonda fake encounter case | All Related News of Indore https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153129/http://indorecity.co/3-cops-given-capital-punishment-in-1982-gonda-fake-encounter-case/ 2013-12-03 "All evidence shows... RB Saroj killed the DSP, who was then a 25-year-old. No doubt he (Saroj) had the support of those persons whom the CBI did not chargesheet for reasons known to it," the court observed. The court also said pointing the evidence of killing them in cold blood, "The motive...was to commit the murder of CO and 12 persons. The Forensic Science Laboratory report shows that the ammunitions recovered were not of corresponding arms and the post-mortem report of 12 persons showed that they were shot dead while in standing position at a very close range."http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=4 UP fake encounter: 31 years later, daughter weeps for slain father daily.bhaskar.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203074028/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-fake-encounter-31-years-later-daughter-weeps-for-slain-father-4227717-PHO.html?seq=4 2013-12-03 The CBI judge also said, "The manner of the killing of DSP KP Singh and 12 villagers and thereafter creating false encounter memo and fake recovery memos makes it rarest of rare case," and turned down the appeal from the accused side to deliver a lighter punishment. The main accused RB Saroj who was posted as a sub-inspector in Gonda in 1982 claimed to have been implicated by the CBI in the case only because the investigators had wanted to give a clean chit to the senior officers. The court after the judgement took the guilty accused into custody and sent them to jail. The following is the list of the accused:http://www.newsbullet.in/crime/41-more/40960--three-cops-get-death-penalty-life-term-to-5 Three cops get death penalty, life term to 5 2013-09-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130419011847/http://www.newsbullet.in/crime/41-more/40960--three-cops-get-death-penalty-life-term-to-5 19 April 2013 http://www.rediff.com/news/report/gonda-fake-encounter-3-get-death-penalty-life-term-to-5/20130405.htm Gonda fake encounter: 3 get death penalty, life term to 5 5 April 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130510053719/http://www.rediff.com/news/report/gonda-fake-encounter-3-get-death-penalty-life-term-to-5/20130405.htm 10 May 2013 Accused Charges Judgement R B Saroj, Ram Nayak Pandey and Ram Karan Singh Yadav Conspiring to kill the DSP and 12 villagers Capital Punishment Nasim Ahmad, Ramakant Dixit, Mangla Singh, Pervez Hussain and Rajendra Prasad Singh Supporting the conspiracy and suppression of facts Life time imprisonment Prem Singh Supporting the conspiracy and suppression of facts Acquitted Following the judgement of CBI Court, the Allahabad High Court acquitted all six police officers, ruling that the encounter was genuine.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/dysps-murder-case-allahabad-high-court-acquits-6-cops/articleshow/57545954.cms DySP's murder case: Allahabad high court acquits 6 cops | Lucknow News - Times of India The Times of India 18 July 2021 18 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210718023736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/dysps-murder-case-allahabad-high-court-acquits-6-cops/articleshow/57545954.cms live Impact and eyewitness accounts The case and the outcome is seen as the very slow process of the Indian judicial system since it took 31 years after the murder and 27 years after the charge sheet to deliver the first verdict. The CBI judge Rajendra Singh stated it as the "rarest of the rare cases. The case is also marked for holding total of eight policemen guilty." But the case is also noted for its slow judgement and the failure of the agency to solve the case and deliver the result in time. The court criticized the CBI for the pace of investigation. The court on pronouncing the verdict said, "The evidence on record indicated conspiracy at a high level but the CBI kept its eyes closed". The deceased DSP's daughter, Kinjal Singh, who is an IAS officer and district magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri district,http://kheri.nic.in/ Official Website Lakhimpur Kheri live https://web.archive.org/web/20130507092754/http://kheri.nic.in/ 2013-05-07 http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/six-up-district-magistrates-shifted-115020600573_1.html Six UP district magistrates shifted Business Standard India Business Standard 6 February 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163131/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/six-up-district-magistrates-shifted-115020600573_1.html 2 April 2015 broke down during the judgement and recalled her father as honest and her mother's consistent fight against the accused. Her sister Pranjal Singh is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. She and her relatives, who were present in the court appreciated the court decision.http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/3-cops-get-death-5-life-term-for-gonda-fake-encounter.html 3 cops get death, 5 life term for Gonda fake encounter live https://web.archive.org/web/20131203041659/http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/3-cops-get-death-5-life-term-for-gonda-fake-encounter.html 2013-12-03 Scores of eyewitnesses also told the media how they saw their dear ones were killed in front of them by the accused, but they could do nothing. See also Ranbir Singh case References External links Central Bureau of Investigation National Human Rights Commission Ministry Of Home Affairs Category:Gonda district Category:Crime in Uttar Pradesh Category:1982 crimes in India Category:1980s in Uttar Pradesh Category:Uttar Pradesh Police Category:Extrajudicial killings in India Category:Encounters in India