Topic: custodial deaths
UP: Muslim vegetable vendor died after being beaten by police, murder charges against cops
Two policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao were charged with murder after a Muslim vegetable vendor Faisal Hussain (18) was allegedly killed in police custody.
Bangladesh: Writer and govt critic dies after 9 months in custody
Ahmed, a writer, died in prison on February 25, 2021, after being held in pretrial detention for nine months for posting on Facebook criticism of the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
No progress in probe into Faizan’s death; High Court issues notice to Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to Delhi Police's Crime Branch in a plea filed by the mother of 23 year old Faizan who was brutally assaulted by policemen in uniform during the northeast Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom and succumbed to his injuries a few days later.
Tuticorin custodial deaths: CBI reiterates that father-son duo was arrested in false case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reiterated that the father-son duo Jeyaraj and Beniks, who died due to custodial torture at the hands of the Sathankulam police, had been arrested in a false case.
In 2019, India registered average five custodial deaths daily
1,731 persons died in custody in India during 2019 which makes five deaths daily, according to the annual report published by National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT), a rights group.
