Tag: Custodial deaths

Rising Concerns as Incidents of Custodial Deaths of Dalits and Muslims Continue Unabated

Families demand justice and assert that their loved ones were victims of custodial deaths as more victims from marginalised communities die after facing custodial violence.

UP: Dalit Man Dies In Police Custody in Fatehpur, Family Accuses Police of Rs 3 Lakh Extortion

Satendra Kumar is said to be the 503rd person to die in custody since the state’s BJP-led government took charge for a consecutive term in March this year.

8 Mumbai cops charged with murder in Agnelo Valdaris custodial death case

A special POCSO judge has allowed the plea filed by Agnelo Valdaris’ family for prosecuting eight policemen for murder, a charge which was also resisted by CBI which probed the case

12 people died in police custody in 2021: Assam CM

Over a span of seven months, more than 60 incidents of custodial violence were reported last year

Another custodial death in Gujarat 

Police claim suicide, family seeks inquiry

76 deaths in police custody, 20 human rights violation cases registered against Police: NCRB report

The 2020 report reveals that 4 policemen were charge- sheeted last year, 8 were arrested, but none have been convicted

1840 deaths in judicial custody, 100 in police custody between 2020-21: Centre

Monetary compensation has been provided in only 593 cases since 2018 to 2021

Indian Police Force: Abusive and tyrannical?

Despite the shocking number of police and judicial custodial deaths, very little seems to have been done about it

Bom HC orders another post mortem in custodial death of minor boy

The boy’s family insists that he died due to custodial torture inflicted upon him

NHRC reminds MP govt to pay full compensation to families of tribal men who died in custody

The incident had taken place in 2019 where five tribal men were assaulted by policemen at Nanpur police station in Alirajpur District

Chhattisgarh HC seeks State’s reply over woman’s custodial death

The court has also directed the police to provide the post mortem report to her family

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