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…
- 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…
