Pune Farmer Deaths

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday quietly arrived in Maval sub-district here in Maharashtra where three farmers were killed in police firing on August 9, official sources said.

After three farmers were killed in police firing while protesting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on August 9, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday faced the wrath of the family of one of the one of the victims.The incident occurred when Mr Chavan had gone to the houses of the deceased. Angered by the death of their sole breadwinner...

The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune is now snowballing into a major controversy for the Maharashtra government. After shocking video footage of alleged police excesses during the farmers' agitation on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway came to the fore yesterday, two cops who were seen firing at fleeing farmers have been suspended.

The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune has escalated into a major controversy in Maharashtra, finding echo in the state Assembly, as serious questions are raised about police excesses. For a third day today, the House was adjourned after the Opposition attacked the government.

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday quietly arrived in Maval sub-district here in Maharashtra where three farmers were killed in police firing on August 9, official sources said.

After three farmers were killed in police firing while protesting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on August 9, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday faced the wrath of the family of one of the one of the victims.The incident occurred when Mr Chavan had gone to the houses of the deceased. Angered by the death of their sole breadwinner...

The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune is now snowballing into a major controversy for the Maharashtra government. After shocking video footage of alleged police excesses during the farmers' agitation on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway came to the fore yesterday, two cops who were seen firing at fleeing farmers have been suspended.

The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune has escalated into a major controversy in Maharashtra, finding echo in the state Assembly, as serious questions are raised about police excesses. For a third day today, the House was adjourned after the Opposition attacked the government.