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Hashimpur Massacre, Inmates and Larger Picture

By: Harveer Singhtwitter.com/iastoss+91-880-2009-420

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## Hashimpur Massacre

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UP-Provincial Armed ConstibularyAlleged to be involved in number of

human rights violation cases,[6] the blames include:

worsening the situation during 1978 Aligarh riots,

massacring more than 150 people during 1980 Moradabad riots,

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instigating communal violence in Meerut in 1982

massacring over 40 people, all Muslims from the Hashimpura mohalla (locality) of the Meerut city in the incidence known as Hashimpura massacre,

looting the markets in Kanpur while on duty in 2001

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Prison Break: When 2/3rd of the inmates are undertrial, it is a case of public vigilante and human rights both

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• NHRC Recommendations: Revise Manual/ Avoid Overcrowding/ fast track undertrial cases/

• Prison is a home for Corrective and Reformative Measures.

All India Prison Reforms Committees (AIPRC)Justice A.N. Mullah Committee 1980

RK Kapoor Committee 1986Justice Krishna Ayer Committee 1987

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• Over 2 lac trials are 5 years old and 40k are minimum 10 year old.

• “Mercy Jurisprudence is part of the evolving decency that is the hallmark of society.” Supreme Court

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