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J-K: Man dies by suicide after police custodial torture, probe launched
Authorities in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, have launched independent probes into the death of a tribal man identified as Makhan Din amid allegations of custodial abuse and suicide. District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas…
- India
UP: Man collapses in Sambhal police custody; dies later in hospital
A man from a minority community reportedly passed away on Sunday, January 19, in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district while receiving treatment for chest pain experienced during police custody. The deceased identified as…
- India
Badlapur case: HC asks magistrate to submit inquiry report by Nov 18
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the magistrate to submit by November 18 an inquiry report into the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual…
- India
NHRC notice to UP govt over ‘custodial’ death in Jalaun district
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state’s police chief over reports that a person died allegedly in police custody…
- India
Man dies in police custody in Kashmir; family alleges torture
A 36-year-old man in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district died in police custody after he was detained at a checkpoint on Monday, June 3. The victim, Imtiaz Ahmad Pala, worked as an electrician…
- India
Jharkhand: Dalit man dies in police custody; family alleges he was beaten to death
Ranchi: A Dalit man has allegedly died in police custody in Giridih district of Jharkhand. The family of the deceased claimed that he died due to police beating, and are demanding action…
- India
Jharkhand: Youth arrested on theft charges dies in custody, family alleges torture
A youth named Mohammad Ashfaq Khan allegedly lost his life in police custody at the Barhi police station in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The family members of Ashfaq have accused the police of torturing…
- Middle East
Iran: Reporter who covered Mahsa Amini’s death denies charges
Tehran: An Iranian female reporter who had covered the custodial death case of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, has denied all charges against her. Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was stopped and detained by Iran’s moral…
- India
Unnao custodial death: Two-week interim bail granted to investigating officer
New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Thursday granted two weeks’ interim bail to Kamta Prasad Singh, an investigation officer (IO) in the Unnao rape victim’s father’s custodial death case. A bench…
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Medak custodial torture: HC seeks counter-affidavits from Telangana police
Hyderabad: A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the state officials to file their counter affidavits in connection to a case on the Medak custodial death. The division…
- Telangana
Telangana: Four cops suspended over custodial death due to torture in Medak
Hyderabad: Four police officers in Telangana’s Medak district were suspended on Sunday over the death of a man in police custody following alleged torture. Circle inspector Madhu, sub-inspector Rajasekhar and constables Prashanth…
- Telangana
Medak custodial death: Are Bahujans lower than dogs? Telangana BSP asks KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief RS Praveen Kumar on Sunday questioned state chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on the alleged custodial death of Mohammad Khadeer Khan and asked if Bahujans…
- Telangana
Telangana DGP orders probe into Khadeer’s custodial death case
Hyderabad: Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar on Saturday directed the Inspector General of Police to supervise the probe of the alleged custodial torture-related death of Mhammad Khader who was picked up, by Medak…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: The role of facial recognition system in Khadeer’s custodial death case
By Srinivas Kodali Hyderabad: Thirty-five-year-old Mohammed Khadeer, a resident of Medak, died because of alleged custodial torture at the hands of the Telangana Police. He was picked up by the cops because…
- India
Gujarat leads with 80 cases of custodial deaths in five years
Gujarat has reported the largest number of custodial deaths in the last five years, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre told in the Parliament last week. Gujarat is currently headed by BJP with…
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