Custodial Death

Two Kerala Cops Arrested Over Alleged Custodial Death Of Prisoner

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Two policemen, including a sub-inspector, were arrested on Wednesday over the alleged custodial torture and death of a remand prisoner last month.

Kerala Opposition In Assembly Walk-Out Over Alleged Custodial Death Case

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday July 1, 2019

The opposition in Kerala walked out of the Assembly today after demanding a judicial probe into the alleged custodial death of a 49-year-old man in Idukki district

Ex-Gujarat Top Cop Sanjiv Bhatt Sentenced To Life In Custodial Death Case

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday June 20, 2019

Sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Gujarat riots, was sentenced to life imprisonment today in a 30-year-old case of custodial death.

Supreme Court Rejects Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea In Custodial Death Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to examine 11 additional witnesses in a 30-year-old custodial death case.

Man Accused Of Theft Allegedly Dies In Custody Of Police In UP's Hujurpur

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

A man accused in a theft case has allegedly died in the custody of Hujurpur Police in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.

Minister Demands CBI Probe On Custodial Death Of Madhya Pradesh Dalit Man

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2019

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot has demanded a CBI probe into the death of a Dalit man in police custody in Madhya Pradesh last month.

Man With Disabilities Dies In Custody, Protesters Block Trains In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 9, 2019

Chaos descended on the railway tracks near Kolkata in West Bengal as the family of a 27-year-old man with disabilities, who died in police custody, blocked rail lines demanding the arrest of those responsible

Outraged Srinagar Protests Against Custodial Death Of School Principal

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday March 21, 2019

Srinagar has been marred with protests today against the custodial death of a school principal on Tuesday. Awantipora, the hometown of the victim, Rizwan Asad Pandit, saw hundreds of people visiting the family of the victim to stand in solidarity.

Court Sends 5 UP Policemen To 10 Years Jail For Custodial Death Of Man

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2019

A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced five Uttar Pradesh policemen to 10-year jail term for custodial death of a 26-year-old man, saying any lenient view by way of a meagre sentence will be against the societal interest.

5 UP Cops Convicted For Custodial Death Of 26-Year-Old

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2019

Five Uttar Pradesh policemen have been convicted for the custodial death of a 26-year-old man by a Delhi court, which said that the police feel they have power to manipulate the evidence and will not be held accountable.

Bihar Cops On The Run After Allegedly Beating 2 Men To Death In Lock-Up

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday March 9, 2019

Special teams have been formed to arrest eight policemen who fled after their alleged involvement in the custodial death of two people at Dumra police station in Bihar's Sitamarhi came to light earlier this week.

Rajasthan Cops Suspended, 26 Shifted To Police Lines After Custodial Death

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 7, 2019

A man allegedly committed suicide in police custody in Rajasthan's Churu district following which four policemen were suspended and another 26 were shifted to the police lines on Thursday, an official said.

6 UP Cops Charged In Dalit Man's Custodial Death After Violent Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 26, 2018

Six policemen were charged with killing a Dalit man in their custody on Wednesday in Amroha district, said a senior official.

Top Court Enhances Sentence Of Police Personnel For Custodial Death

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

"With great power comes greater responsibility," the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while enhancing the sentence given to some Maharashtra police personnel in a custodial death case from three to seven years.

"Justice At Last": A Mother's Lonely Battle In 2005 Custodial Death Case

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 26, 2018

"My son has got justice at last," said 67-year old Prabhavathy reacting to the verdict of the CBI special court on Wednesday awarding death sentence to two police officers in connection with her son's custodial death in 2005.