The government of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been accused of carrying out hundreds of extra-judicial killings. Journalist Sharat Pradhan explores this extraordinary claim.
The regional government said it has conducted 433 "police encounters" in a bid to improve law and order in the state.
An encounter is a popular Indian term for fatal police shootings, most of which appear to be staged.
Rising crime rates in Uttar Pradesh convinced Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to launch the crackdown, according to officials who spoke to the BBC on the condition of anonymity.
Official statistics say 433 such "killings" had occurred over six months, starting in March 2017 when Mr Adityananth was elected on the back of a massive mandate for India's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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