Pictures point to Indian police killing unarmed man

Chongkam Sanjit, 27, is seen standing in a PCO with the Manipur police commandos adjacent to a pharmacy in Imphal on July 23. Photograph: Tehelka

Though surrounded by commandos, there is no obvious resistance from Sanjit Photograph: Tehalka

Sanjit is seen calmly walking away with the heavily armed commandos Photograph: Tehalka

While a commando reaches for his pistol, Sanjit remains visibly calm. They are standing barely 500 metres from the state assembly Photograph: Tehelka

Sanjit, known to be a former member of the People's Liberation Army, had retired on health grounds. Though surrounded, he is calm and there seems to be no urgency or imminent violence in the picture Photograph: Tehalka

In a sudden turn of events, Sanjit is hustled away roughly by the commandos Photograph: Tehalka

Sanjit is dragged by the commandos into the pharmacy. He has been surrounded by commandos for several minutes and is obviously unarmed Photograph: Tehalka

A few minutes later, commandos drag Sanjit's dead body out of the pharmacy Photograph: Tehalka

Sanjit's body is thrown into a truck. At no point while the camera was clicking had he offered any resistance to the commandos. Photograph: Tehalka

Sanjit's dead body on the truck. The camera continues to click. The commandos make no attempt to stop the public gaze Photograph: Tehalka