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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

Umar Khalid case: Delhi court slams media channels for unverified reportage

The court has also noted that a person’s reputation is a facet of Article 21 of the Constitution

Allahabad HC grants pre arrest bail to man accused of offering Namaz at temple

Chand Mohammad, along with Human Rights Defender Faisal Khan have been accused of offering Namaz at a temple without the priest’s consent in Mathura

Siddique Kappan not linked to PFI, ready to undergo scientific test: KUWJ to SC

The top court has allowed Kappan’s nonagenarian mother to speak to him via video conferencing

Tablighi Jamaat: Jharkhand court dismisses 10 Indonesians

Another case gets that leads to discharging Jamaat members, after having faced months of vilification and hatred

Disturbed Areas Act: Guj HC issues notice to state gov’t

The plea moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind raises concerns over ghettoisation and deepening of communal divide

Kutch: Man allegedly killed in police custody, accused cops absconding

The man was detained for suspicion of house break-in and was allegedly brutally beaten up in custody

Varavara Rao seeks temporary bail, State suggests transfer to JJ Hospital

Indira Jaising argued that no penological purpose would be served by keeping the ailing man detained

Gujarat HC slams police for detaining interfaith couple

The court has ordered the immediate release of the arrested couple

SC dismisses Aadhaar review petitions

In a 4-1 split verdict, Justice DY Chandrachud has dissented from the majority opinion

SC forms committee to find ways to expedite filing of appeals by convicts

The court noticed that there was always an inordinate delay in filing appeals and the court was put in a tough spot in deciding whether to condone such delay

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