In Popular Culture
Police encounters have been subject to a number of Indian films . These include:
- Ab Tak Chhappan starring Nana Patekar
- Encounter: The Killing starring Naseeruddin Shah
- Kaagar
- Kaakha Kaakha, a Tamil film starring Surya
- Khakee (2003), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgan
- Risk
- Shootout at Lokhandwala
Vikram Chandra's novel Sacred Games is based on the police force in Mumbai and provides a riveting account of police encounters.
Read more about this topic: Encounter Killings By Police
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