Author: Atul Dev

Late one night in November 2005, plain-clothed police officers pulled over a bus in western India and abducted Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife, Kausar. Without any legal grounds, they were taken to Gujarat, where Sheikh was shot dead, and Kausar was killed a few days later. Amit Shah, a senior Gujarati politician, was allegedly involved in these extrajudicial killings. Despite a brief arrest, Shah rose to power and today serves as the second-most powerful man in India, guided by Narendra Modi, his longtime ally. Shah has been accused of manipulating elections, intimidating the media, and orchestrating divisive policies, such as…