Explainer of Ishrat Jahan case since 2004: A timeline
14 years after the encounter, the case remains unsolved and entrapped within the political debates of Congress and BJP.
Over the last few weeks, the Ishrat Jahan case has made headlines again. The mystery surrounding the deaths of 19-year-old Ishrat and three men has got curiouser and curiouser over the last 12 years, with top officials of Intelligence Bureau, bureaucrats and politicians, like our current prime minister and former home minister, being involved in it. Each time there’s been a revelation, it’s only served to complicate this case instead of resolving it. So here’s a brief history of what happened to Ishrat Jahan and why an alleged encounter killing from 2004 is still relevant in 2016.
Support Independent Media
The media must be free and fair, uninfluenced by corporate or state interests. That's why you, the public, need to pay to keep news free.
Contribute
Power NL-TNM Election Fund
General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have ambitious plans together to focus on the issues that really matter to the voter. From political funding to battleground states, media coverage to 10 years of Modi, choose a project you would like to support and power our journalism.
Ground reportage is central to public interest journalism. Only readers like you can make it possible. Will you?