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CASE STUDIES

findings, which was a reason to believe that it favoured the government.
The deceased’s family and other human rights activists have moved with

complaints to the SP (Superintendent of Police) and an indefinite hunger

strike.
The idea of Maoism does not appeal to the government’s interest. But,
it certainly does not entrust the right to take the lives of Maoists unless

deemed necessary. The “necessary” situation could refer to a threat or dan-

ger to the public. The police do mention how the Maoists had begun firing,
which led to the retaliatory firing. As of now, not much evidence supports
the statements made by the police. This, in turn, has raged the family and

other human rights activists.

The encounter remains dubious due to the absence of a thorough inves-
tigation taking all scientific aspects into account. Human rights activists
focus on the possibility of previous such “encounters” being fictitious.

Myth - Only a complete fingerprint is useful

for matching a person to it.

Fact - Even a small part of the fingerprint

can be used to match a person using the
minutiae characteristics in a fingerprint.

References:
References:
• <https://www.scroll.in/> / Kerala: Activists demand an investigation into
death of suspected Maoist CP Jaleel in Wayanad / 2019

• <https://www.scroll.in/> / Kerala Police kill suspected Maoist in Wayanad,
search underway for accomplices / 2019

• <https://www.onmanorama.com/> / Forensic report on Maoist killing
puts police in a tight spot / 2020

• <https://www.youtube.com/> / Mathrubhumi News / Maoist Encounter:
Police Searching For Those Escaped / 2019

• <https://www.youtube.com/> / asianetnews / Magisterial Inquiry into
the death of Maoist leader CP Jaleel sabotaged alleges relatives / 2019

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