Torture
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Man ends life alleging torture by wife on day of divorce petition hearing
Bengaluru: Unable to bear alleged harassment by his wife, a man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Monday at Hubballi in Karnataka. The victim ended his life on the same day…
- Telangana
2017 Nerella torture case: Telangana HC asks govt to submit status report
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court instructed the state government to submit a status report within two weeks concerning the ongoing case against police officers accused of torturing Dalit and Backward Class youth…
- News
Cop ends life over torture by wife, father-in-law in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Amid public outrage over the sensational suicide case of Atul Subhash, a cop took the extreme step, allegedly due to torture by his wife and in-laws on Saturday. The deceased has…
- Middle East
US Jury awards $42 million to Iraqi victims of Abu Ghraib torture cell after 20 yrs
A federal jury in Virginia has issued a landmark verdict against a private defence contractor CACI Premier Technology for its role in the torture of three Iraqi men at the United States-run…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP woman placed under house arrest by employer in Kuwait
A woman from Andhra Pradesh has reportedly been placed under house arrest in Kuwait by her employer. The woman is allegedly being physically and mentally tortured and is being deprived of food.…
- Telangana
Dalit woman alleges torture in Telangana police station, inquiry ordered
Hyderabad: A Dalit woman has alleged that she was tortured by cops at Shadnagar police station near here, following which a departmental inquiry has been ordered. The woman, it is claimed, was…
- Telangana
More than meets the eye in Nagarkurnool Chenchu woman torture case
Hyderabad: The barbaric torture of Nirmalamma*, a Chenchu woman from Molachinthalapalli village in Kollapur mandal, Nagarkurnool district, has shocked the conscience of Telangana’s civil society. Though the issue has been projected as…
- Telangana
Telangana: 4 held for torturing Dalit man, teen for ‘stealing’ goat
Hyderabad: Four people were arrested for torturing a 30-year-old Dalit man and a 19-year-old boy who according to them stole a goat at Yapal village near Mandamarri town of Mancherial district. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Student injured as lover pour boiling oil on her in Eluru
Amaravati: A student of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, was critically injured after her boyfriend allegedly poured boiling oil on the girl’s hands and legs after confining…
- India
UP horror: Minor tortured, wood pieces found in her private parts
Prayagraj: An 11-year-old girl has been admitted to the city’s cantonment board hospital with brutal injuries The doctors not only found torture marks on her body but also pieces of wood from…
- 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…
- Middle East
British man found hanging in Qatar allegedly tortured by secret police
Doha: A 52-year-old British businessman who was found hanging in a hotel in Doha, in 2019, was reportedly tortured by Qatar’s ‘secret police’, the British newspaper, The Times reported. Marc Bennett, died…
- India
Muslim men accuse MP jail official of forcing them to shave beard; probe launched
Rajgarh: Five Muslim men arrested for an offence have alleged that a Rajgarh district jail officer forced them to shave their beards, following which a senior Madhya Pradesh prison official on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Dubai: 15-year jail term for man who tortured maid to death
Abu Dhabi: A 54-year-old Dubai-based expat man found guilty of torturing his maid to death, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, local media reported. The Dubai Court of Appeal sentenced…
- India
UP woman given triple talaq because of obesity
Meerut: A 28-year-old woman was given triple talaq simply because she had become obese after marriage. In her complaint to the police, Nazma Begum, 28, a resident of Meerut, said she had…
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