Hapur custodial death: Murder charges to be filed against three policemen

Pradeep Tomar was called to the station for questioning in connection with a murder case. He died hours later after the policemen allegedly assaulted him.

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· Oct 18, 2019 · 09:54 am

UP Police accused of torturing man to death in front of his son, three officials suspended

The alleged incident occurred in Hapur district’s Pilkhuwa town on Sunday. The 35-year-old man was called for questioning in connection with a murder case.

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· Oct 16, 2019 · 07:07 pm

Kerala: Two more policemen arrested for allegedly torturing prisoner in custody

The Crime Branch arrested Assistant Sub Inspector Rejimon and civil police officer and driver Niyas after questioning them for almost eight hours.

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· Jul 08, 2019 · 10:08 pm

Kerala: Two police officials arrested for suspected custodial death of prisoner

The Crime Branch charged Sub-Inspector KA Sabu and civil police officer Sajeev Antony with illegal detention and custodial torture.

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· Jul 03, 2019 · 05:25 pm

Kothkai custodial death: Rape accused died due to multiple injuries, doctors tell CBI court

One of the doctors testified that the accused died of ‘traumatic shock’ as a result of multiple injuries.

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· Jul 02, 2019 · 03:11 pm

‘Vindictive persecution’: After Sanjiv Bhatt gets life sentence, wife says justice denied

The former Gujarat IPS officer was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday in a 30-year-old custodial death case.

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· Jun 21, 2019 · 11:17 am

Gujarat: Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt sentenced to life in jail in 30-year-old custodial death case

Bhatt was the additional superintendent of police in Jamnagar at the time of the incident.

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· Jun 20, 2019 · 12:59 pm

Kotkhai custodial death: Supreme Court transfers case from Shimla to Chandigarh

In July 2017, six men had allegedly raped and murdered a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Kothkai. One of the accused in the case died in police custody.

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· May 07, 2019 · 06:16 pm

J&K: Brother of school principal killed in police custody claims he was tortured

Mubashir Hassan also alleged that an autopsy was conducted on Rizwan Pandit’s body without the family’s permission.

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· Mar 20, 2019 · 04:42 pm

Bihar: Five policemen suspended after custodial torture, death of two prisoners

Nails were allegedly hammered into the prisoners’ bodies, and their legs were broken.

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· Mar 12, 2019 · 11:05 am

Hashimpura: 31 years after custodial massacre of Muslims by men in uniform, justice is incomplete

The foot soldiers have been found guilty, but senior officials who ordered killings and political, police leaders who protected them, have escaped punishment.

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· Nov 02, 2018 · 08:00 am