Guwahati, Feb. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a plea concerning 171 alleged "fake encounters" in Assam between May 2021 and August 2022.

Tushar Mehta, representing Assam, informed the bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh about the Assam government's strict adherence to the guidelines.

These guidelines were set in the Supreme Court's 2014 judgment in PUCL v. Maharashtra.

He stated that security personnel should face punishment if guilty, but if innocent, they should receive state protection.

He warned that unwarranted targeting of security forces might demoralize them, especially in such difficult operating conditions.

Mehta also questioned the credibility of the petitioner, Arif Md Yeasin Jwadder, ...