custodial death
- India
NHRC orders probe in 2014 custodial death case in UP
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 30-year-old man in Etah district in 2014. The NHRC has asked the Crime Branch,…
- Middle East
Iranian cab driver allegedly tortured before death: Report
An Iranian man recently died in police custody in November this year, his family has alleged that he was tortured before the death. The deceased was identified as 23-year-old Hamed Salahshoor. He…
- India
Calcutta HC tells Bengal govt to file report on 4 custodial deaths in a span of 10 days
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to file a report within two weeks on four custodial deaths at the Baruipur Correctional Home…
- India
MP: Muslim man ‘detained’ by police found dead; family blames cops, RSS
In an incident reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district a Muslim man on November 21 reportedly died in police custody. The deceased was identified as 30-year-old Israel Khan, who attended an event…
- Middle East
Mahsa Amini death: Protests continue in Iran for the 6th day
Tehran: Protests raged across Iran for the sixth day in a row, while death toll rises daily during unrest over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Iran Human Rights…
- India
1 serving, 2 retd IAF officers get life term in custodial death case
The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Gujarat has held two retired and one serving Indian Air Force (IAF) officers guilty in a case of custodial case. The court has…
- India
Stalin assures no more custodial deaths in TN
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday assured in the state Assembly that no custodial deaths will happen in future in the state. Stalin said the accused will not…
- India
Chennai custodial death: Police offered Rs 1 lakh bribe to stay silent, alleges victim’s brother
Chennai: Almost a week after 25-year-old V Vignesh allegedly died in police custody at a police station in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai, his brother on Saturday accused the police of offering a bribe…
- India
Transfer custodial death case to CBI: Panneerselvam to Stalin
Chennai: Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Coordinator O Panneerselvam on Tuesday demanded that the state government transfer the custodial death case of Vignesh…
- India
Chennai man dies of seizures while in police custody, family refuses to believe
A 25-year-old man in Chennai, who was taken into police custody for possessing ganja on April 18 died the next day allegedly from seizures, a police official said. The deceased – V…
- India
Delhi: 18-yr-old Muslim boy dies in police custody, family alleges torture
On February 14, the family of the 18-year-old Zeeshan Malik received the news of his demise after they rushed to the Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital following a phone call from the Assistant…
