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Telangana DGP Orders Probe Into Alleged Custodial Death Of Labourer

Once he was admitted to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, he claimed in a video statement that was recorded by his wife, that the police allegedly beat him for hours

19 February 2023

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Accused Encounter: A Look At India's Chequered History Of Extrajudicial Killings

Following the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, rumors of police encounters have been rife in Punjab with several local reports touting that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, suspected in Moosewala's killing, living in fear of being...

22 July 2022

6 Policemen Held In Connection With Custodial Death Of Vignesh

On April 18, two young men - Vignesh and Suresh - were detained by the police here during a vehicle check, and ganja and liquor bottles were seized from the autorickshaw the duo was travelling in. They were taken to the...

07 May 2022

Tyre Nichols Killing

5 Memphis Police Officials Charged With The Killing Of Tyre Nichols, Department To Soon Make Video Footage Public

Relatives have accused the police of causing Nichols to have a heart attack and kidney failure. Authorities have only said Nichols experienced a medical emergency. When video of the arrest is publicly released, Memphis...

27 January 2023

Human Rights Activist Moves NHRC Over Nigerian's Custodial Death In Odisha

One human rights activist Akhand has filed a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in order to seek justice over the custodial death of a 40-year-old Nigerian man arrested in connection to a cybercrime...

09 June 2022

Murder case against policemen in man's custodial death (Representative image)

Tamil Nadu: 3 Police Personnel Charged With Murder Charges Over Custodial Death

The suspicious death probe has been altered to a case of murder today and the Crime Branch-CID would continue to probe, Stalin informed the House replying to a call attention motion moved by the main opposition AIADMK on...

07 May 2022

Iran Protest

Iran: Protests After Woman's Death Over Hijab Rule Spread Across Nation, 26 Killed In Clashes

Thousands have taken to streets across Iran to protest against the death of a woman over Iran's hijab rules. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women in public are required to wear hijab.

24 September 2022

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348 Custodial Deaths In Last 3 Years, 230 Political Killings: Govt

According to data shared by the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday, 136 people died in police custody in 2018, 112 in 2019 and 100 in 2020.

03 August 2021

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25 July 2021
US: Serial 'Dating Game Killer' Rodney James Alcala Dies In California

US: Serial 'Dating Game Killer' Rodney James Alcala Dies In California

Alcala was sentenced to death in 2010 for five slayings in California between 1977 and 1979, including that of a 12-year-old girl


24 February 2021
Only Seen In Fiction: Delhi HC Shocked By Murder Of Tihar Undertrial

Only Seen In Fiction: Delhi HC Shocked By Murder Of Tihar Undertrial

The victim's father has filed a petition seeking Rs 5 crore as compensation for the custodial death of his son.


24 January 2021
Gujarat Custodial Death Case: 4 Cops Suspended, Three On The Run

Gujarat Custodial Death Case: 4 Cops Suspended, Three On The Run

The victim, Arjan Gadhvi (30), died on January 19 while undergoing treatment at a government hospital after allegedly being tortured by police officers, when...


02 November 2020
Assam Man Dies 'In Custody' In Mizoram Escalating Tensions Between Two States

Assam Man Dies 'In Custody' In Mizoram Escalating Tensions Between Two States

Mizoram police claim incident has no connection with the present border standoff.


11 October 2020
Protest In Jharkhand Over Cop Giving Electric Shocks On Genitals Of Theft Accused

Protest In Jharkhand Over Cop Giving Electric Shocks On Genitals Of Theft Accused

Rajnikanth Dubey alleged he was beaten up and the SHO himself gave electric shocks on his private parts in the police station to make him confess to the crime.


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21 September 2020
Farooq Abdullah Protests Against Custodial Killings And Fake Encounters In Kashmir

Farooq Abdullah Protests Against Custodial Killings And Fake Encounters In Kashmir

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and MP Hasnain Masoodi stood holding placards with pictures of men allegedly killed in fake encounters.


16 September 2020
Kashmir: Family Says Youth Killed In Police Custody, Cops Say He 'Escaped And Was Found Dead'

Kashmir: Family Says Youth Killed In Police Custody, Cops Say He 'Escaped And Was Found Dead'

Javid Ahmad said police claims are baseless and said his brother had no links with militants.


08 September 2020
No Bail For Former Punjab DGP; High Court Rejects Saini’s Petition

No Bail For Former Punjab DGP; High Court Rejects Saini’s Petition

Sumedh Singh Saini is Punjab's former Director-General of Police who has been indicted in a three-decade-old custodial death case.



08 July 2020
Tamil Nadu Custodial Deaths: CBI Takes Over Probe, Registers 2 FIRs

Tamil Nadu Custodial Deaths: CBI Takes Over Probe, Registers 2 FIRs

Bennicks and Jeyaraj died on June 22 and 23, respectively after alleged torture by Sathankulam Police following their arrest on June 19.


04 July 2020
Opinion | India Must Adopt Zero-tolerance Policy For Torture And Death In Police Custody

Opinion | India Must Adopt Zero-tolerance Policy For Torture And Death In Police Custody

Police must focus more on its training to ensure improvement in methods of interrogation and behaviour with regular sensitisation programmes for the field...


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04 July 2020
Khakis In Devil’s Pond

Khakis In Devil’s Pond

Custody death of a man and his son was India’s George Floyd moment


02 July 2020
Tamil Nadu Custodial Violence: 3 More Cops Arrested For Murder Of Father-Son Duo

Tamil Nadu Custodial Violence: 3 More Cops Arrested For Murder Of Father-Son Duo

P Jayaraj and his son Benicks, arrested for 'violating' lockdown norms over business hours of their cellphone shop, died at a hospital in Kovilpatti on June...


01 July 2020
Tamil Nadu Custodial Violence Case: Six Booked On Murder Charges; Cop Arrested

Tamil Nadu Custodial Violence Case: Six Booked On Murder Charges; Cop Arrested

Sub Inspector Raghu Ganesh has been arrested by the Crime Branch of the CID and remanded to judicial custody.


28 June 2020
Tamil Nadu Govt To Transfer Probe Into Father-son Duo’s Custodial Death To CBI

Tamil Nadu Govt To Transfer Probe Into Father-son Duo’s Custodial Death To CBI

'The government has decided that the CBI will probe the case,' Chief Minister K Palaniswami said.


27 June 2020
Custodial Death Of Father-Son Duo In Tamil Nadu: Doctor's Report Points To Police Torture

Custodial Death Of Father-Son Duo In Tamil Nadu: Doctor's Report Points To Police Torture

Custodial death of the two traders has again raised the spectre of police violence in Thoothukudi district and has put the present AIADMK government in a spot.


06 December 2019
NHRC Has Rarely Unearthed The Truth. Will It Be Different In Telangana?

NHRC Has Rarely Unearthed The Truth. Will It Be Different In Telangana?

In most cases, a notice or ruling by the National Human Rights Commission is not paid heed to.


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