Custodial torture
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana HC orders probe into Suryapet custodial torture case
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has ordered a judicial probe into the custodial torture of Veera Sekar that led to damage in his nervous system and subsequent incapacitation. Sekar was tortured while…