2011-India communists demand probe into Maoist killing

2011-NEW DELHI: India’s communists and a human rights group condemned Saturday the killing of a top Maoist militant and suggested that the shoot out in which he was killed was staged by security forces.
India communists demand probe into Maoist killing. Indian police has been in the spotlight over “fake encounters” or staged killings in the recent past. In 2009, New York-based Human Rights Watch interviewed more than 80 police officers and said nearly all believed illegal detention, torture and even killing were legitimate tools for law enforcement.