Topic: Custodial torture
TN: Dalit youth kills self after attacked by cops, caste Hindus for entering upper caste locality
A 20-year-old Dalit youth belonging to the Paraiyar community died by suicide on 23 December, a day after he was tortured by Tamil Nadu Police in custody and beaten up by upper-caste Hindu mob for entering an upper caste locality.
Saharanpur custodial torture: NHRC seeks report from police
National Human Rights Commission has directed Saharanpur Police to submit a report in four weeks over a complaint of police brutality and inhuman treatment...
UP: Journalist booked for ruckus over EVMs replacement alleges torture by cops
A journalist who was arrested after he alleged EVMs were being replaced in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, has accused the police of torturing him in custody.
Tamil Nadu: 9 cops booked for custodial torture of law student
Nine police officers, including the inspector of Chennai’s Kodungaiyur police station, are booked on Thursday for custodial torture of a 21-year-old law student, following...
