http://kafila.org/2006/11/15/kherlanji-aligarh-and-the-provincial-armed-constabulary/ media | politics | dissent Sun, 27 May 2012 10:08:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://kafila.org/2006/11/15/kherlanji-aligarh-and-the-provincial-armed-constabulary/#comment-795 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:29:49 +0000 http://www.kafila.org/2006/11/15/kherlanji-aligarh-and-the-provincial-armed-constabulary/#comment-795 [...] on police firings at Muslims: Bhiwandi, Vadodara, Delhi and Aligarh. Please subscribe to stay informed about new posts here. Visit Subscription Page for options.Share [...]

]]> http://kafila.org/2006/11/15/kherlanji-aligarh-and-the-provincial-armed-constabulary/#comment-794 Mon, 28 May 2007 05:57:56 +0000 http://www.kafila.org/2006/11/15/kherlanji-aligarh-and-the-provincial-armed-constabulary/#comment-794 [...] Consecutive UP governments have turned a blind eye to the whole episode. The PAC personnel accused in the massacre are still on duty and carrying arms. The fact that 18 rifles used to kill the Muslims were later redistributed among the PAC personnel shows utter callousness on the part of the government. Moreover, subsequent governments over the years exploited the incident to send a ‘message’ to the Muslim community by deploying PAC in riot hit areas. It was manifested again during the communal riots in Aligarh last year when four Muslims were shot dead: While the police have shrugged off allegations of targeting a particular community, the fact that all those killed or wounded by police firing were Muslims suggests more than mere coincidence. Senior police officers admit that all four fatalities, and most injuries, “were caused by single entry-exit wounds, probably caused by .315 or .303 calibre rifles that are standard issue for the PAC.” All wounds were also above the waistlines of the victims, suggesting that the PAC were shooting to kill, rather than to disperse the crowd. [Kafila.org] [...]

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