Saturday, July 12, 2025

Topic: Custodial death

No FIR, no custody, no supervision: What Ajith Kumar’s death tells about Tamil Nadu’s unevolved policing system?

Last year, the Tamil Nadu police flexed their muscle about the highest number of convictions in 12 years, 150 “goons” brought to justice. Yet, somehow no single accused police personnel, “the goons in uniform”, of the 24 custodial death cases reported between 2022-2025 have been convicted. At most, lower-ranking personnel are arrested; higher-ups are quietly suspended, if that.

Two civilian killings in 24 hours: Srinagar MP says wasn’t allowed to raise issue in Parliament, urges INDIA alliance to value Kashmiri lives

In a poignant statement on the social media platform X, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament, Ruhullah Mehdi, has brought to light the alarming situation in the region following the deaths of two civilians at the hands of security forces within the last 24 hours.

25-year-old found dead in custody in Kathua; Mehbooba Mufti demands probe

In a shocking development from Kathua, Makhan Din, a 25-year-old resident of Perody, Billawar, was found dead on Thursday after being detained by the local police on allegations of being an Over Ground Worker (OGW).

Bihar: Muslim man dies in police custody; Family alleges brutal assault by cops

Family members of a 32-year-old Muslim man who died in police custody in Bihar’s Kishanganj district alleged that he was brutally beaten by police with sticks and rifles on his face, stomach, and back.

Chhattisgarh: IPS officer suspended after man dies in jail, family alleges police torture

A judicial inquiry was ordered, and an IPS officer was suspended after a man sent to judicial custody in a murder case died in jail in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district.

Karnataka: Fact-finding report claims ‘crucial procedural lapses’ in Channagiri custodial death

A fact-finding report on a custodial death in Channagiri, a town in Karnataka's Davanagere district, claims that there were "crucial procedural lapses" in arrest...