Topic: Custodial torture
Muslim man dies in police custody after assault in Mewat; family alleges custodial murder
A 50-year-old Muslim man from Mewat, Haryana, died under suspicious circumstances after being assaulted by two men and later taken into police custody. His family has accused the police of custodial murder, alleging that he was alive when detained but later died in the station.
SC directs petitioner to HC in custodial torture case of Muslim teenager in Gujarat, FIR filed days after incident
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea filed by the sister of a 17-year-old Muslim boy who was allegedly tortured in police custody at Botad Town Police Station, Gujarat.
SC to hear plea by Jignesh Mevani on custodial torture of Muslim minor in Gujarat, FIR filed against 4 cops
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday, September 15, a writ petition filed by Vadgam Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani over the alleged custodial torture and sexual abuse of a 17-year-old, Aryan Makhiala, in Gujarat’s Botad district, seeking the constitution of an SIT or a CBI investigation into the matter.
Congress leader Jignesh Mevani demands action against cops over custodial torture of Muslim minor in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat Police is facing sharp criticism after Congress state working committee president and MLA Jignesh Mevani demanded accountability over the alleged custodial torture of a 17-year-old Muslim boy in Botad district, who is now battling for his life due to kidney failure in an Ahmedabad hospital.
“They killed my son because we are Muslims”: UP family alleges police brutality drove Muslim youth to suicide
The family of 18-year-old Salmaan, a resident of Myuri Khurd village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly’s Bhuta area, has accused the local police of driving him to suicide through repeated harassment and physical assault.
Body of Kashmiri youth found in Kulgam after alleged Army custody, leaders demand probe
The body of a 22-year-old Kashmiri youth was recovered by residents of a village in Kulgam district on Sunday, triggering widespread outrage and serious allegations of custodial abuse.
