India, Sept. 13 -- Retired 1984 batch IPS officer Karnal Singh's book emboldens the saying 'truth is stranger than fiction'.

Author: Karnal Singh; Publisher: Rupa publications; Pages: 220 pages; Format: Paperback; Price: Rs 295

The September 2008 Batla house encounter was arguably the most talked, dissected and written about police encounter in the history of the country.

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The encounter, which was carried out by a special wing of the Delhi police-the Special Cell which was formed, coincidentally in September 1988-got headlines nationally and intern...