Custodial torture
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3 RPF officials booked for murder after Dalit man dies in custody
A 35-year-old Dalit man, taken in for theft, was found dead while in the custody of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Uttar Pradesh‘s Gonda district. The incident prompted the suspension of…
- Hyderabad
32 months on, Mohammed Khadeer’s custodial torture case still pending in High Court
Hyderabad: The case of Mohammed Khadeer, a resident of Medak who died on February 18, 2023, after alleged custodial torture by Medak police, has been pending in the High Court for the…
- India
SC to hear plea alleging minor’s custodial torture by Gujarat police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set September 15 to hear a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police. The plea, which was mentioned…
- India
Gujarat teen suffers kidney failure after custodial arrest, police deny allegations
The family of a 17-year-old Muslim boy in Gujarat’s Botad district has alleged their son was subjected to sexual and physical abuse during police detention a month ago. Aryan Makhiala worked as…
- Telangana
Mohammed Khadeer’s widow battles severe illness as family awaits promised 2BHK
Hyderabad: Nearly three years after Mohammed Khadeer’s death due to police brutality, his widow and three children are still waiting for the promised 2BHK house, which chief minister A Revanth Reddy assured…
- India
Gujarat court acquits ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 1997 custodial torture case
Porbandar: A court in Gujarat’s Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not “prove the case beyond reasonable doubt”. Additional…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Former CID ASP Vijay Pal arrested in alleged custodial torture of former MP
Amaravathi: Guntur police arrested former ASP of CID R Vijay Pal in connection with the alleged custodial torture of former YSRCP MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju on Tuesday, November 26. Vijay…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cherlapalli jail inmates ‘counselled’, activists demand probe
Hyderabad: Suspense surrounds an incident that happened behind the fortified walls of Cherlapalli Jail on Friday, April 12, as a few inmates were allegedly tortured by jail authorities. The incident took place…
- Telangana
Telangana: Khadeer’s widow, kids detained during CM’s Medak visit
Hyderabad: Farzana, the widow of Mohammed Khadeer, who tragically lost his life due to custodial torture by Medak police, has alleged that she and her children were detained just before the arrival…
- India
Muslim man accuses UP cops of assault on request to remove shoes to enter mosque
A Muslim man from Uttar Pradesh has alleged that he was assaulted at Kokhraj Police Station after he requested an officer to remove his shoes before entering the premise of a mosque. The…
- Telangana
Of torture & trial: Khadeer’s widow Siddeshwari still awaits justice
Medak: For 32-year-old Farzana, this Ramzan has been plunged into an abyss of despair. Her three children, the oldest being 18 years old, have been orphaned yet again. Fate has once again tested her…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress demands Rs 50L ex-gratia for Khadeer’s family
Hyderabad: A day after Mohammed Khadeer died of alleged custodial torture by Medak police, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President A Revanth Reddy demanded the government provide exgratia of fifty lakh rupees to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: AIMIM demands murder case against Medak cops over man’s death
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has demanded that policemen involved in the alleged torture of a youth leading to his death in Telangana’s Medak district be booked for murder. A…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man tortured by Medak cops succumbs to injuries
Hyderabad: Mohammad Khadeer, a daily wage earner who was allegedly thrashed in the custody by the Medak cops died on Friday while he was being treated at Gandhi Hospital. After news of…
- India
UP police electrocute, insert rod in Muslim man’s rectum
The Uttar Pradesh police, Budaun district, is yet again on the receiving end of backlash after an outpost in charge, four of its constables and “two unidentified” persons have been booked for…
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