Encounter Killings in India

 Data check

In the last six years, India has registered a case of encounter killing every three days

Encounter killings or extrajudicial executions by the police often make headlines and have become increasingly familiar in India. FactChecker analyzed data on such cases only to find that in the last six years pending cases of encounter killings have increased nearly five-fold. In 2016-’17, 25 such cases were pending, which increased to 124 in 2021-’22.