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Twitterati divided on killing of 8 suspected SIMI activists in encounter

Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi
Oct 31, 2016 05:36 PM IST

A lot of questions were raised about the circumstances surrounding the encounter — some suspected the incident might have been staged, while others lauded the MP police’s quick response to a possibly dangerous situation.

The daring jailbreak in Bhopal by eight suspected activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and their subsequent killing in an alleged encounter by Madhya Pradesh police had Twitter buzzing on Monday.

Wanted poster being shared at the Bhopal railway station after eight suspected activists of the banned SIMI escaped from a jail on Monday morning.(PTI)
Wanted poster being shared at the Bhopal railway station after eight suspected activists of the banned SIMI escaped from a jail on Monday morning.(PTI)

A lot of questions were raised about the circumstances surrounding the encounter — some suspected the incident might have been staged, while others lauded the MP police’s quick response to a possibly dangerous situation.

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Read | 8 SIMI activists killed after Bhopal jailbreak: What we know, don’t know

We’ve compiled here some of the reactions:

Below are those that supported the police action:

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