Photo coverage of police brutality in Hazaribagh, India
Published by MAC on 2016-10-03Source: Mines and Communities, Deepak Kisku
Villagers in eastern India vow to keep up coal mine protest after four residents killed.
Dadikala — a small village just a couple of kilometres from Barkagaon, 30 km from Hazaribagh town — is under siege. It came under the limelight after Pawan Kumar (16), Abhishek Rai (18), Ranjan Kr Das (18) and Mohammad Mehtab Alam (29) were killed in police firing.
The police said they were trying to dispel a mob that had wanted to free Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Barkagaon, Nirmala Devi. She has been leading a protest over compensation being paid to villagers for the land being acquired by NTPC for the Pakri Barwadih coal mining project.
See also: 2016-10-01 India: Police fire on anti-mining protesters in Hazaribagh, kills four
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| Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawans beaten the villagers. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawans beaten the villagers. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawans beaten the villagers. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawans beaten the villagers. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Forces camp at Darhikala Panchayet Bhawan in Barkagaon. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Barkagaon villagers meeting at Sonbarsa village. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Pawan Kumar mother. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Abhishek Rai family. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Police destory NTPC protesters camp. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Ranjan Kr Das family. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Abhishek Rai family. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Pawan Kumar family. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Victim Pawan Kumar family. Credit: Deepak Kisku |
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| Tribeni Sainik office at Barkagaon. Credit: Deepak Kisku |