(1.) This writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India relates to the alleged massacre that took place on 17/9/2009 and 1/10/2009 respectively in the villages of Gachhanpalli, Gompad and Belpocha respectively situated in the district of Dantewada, State of Chhattisgarh.
(2.) It is the case of the writ petitioners that the Chhattisgarh Police, Special Police Officers (SPOs), the activists of Salwa Judum (group of vigilantes sponsored by the Chhattisgarh Government) and the Paramilitary Forces consisting of the CRPF and the CoBRA Battalions are responsible for the alleged brutal massacre of the tribals in the respective villages referred to above.
(3.) In the aforesaid context, the writ petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs :