Custody Deaths In India
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Half-Sleeves, Shorts: Mumbai's New Dress Code For Inmates To Prevent Suicides
Data shows that between 2020 and 2023, more than 54 custodial deaths were reported in Maharashtra, with several cases involving suicide by hanging.
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34 Injuries Found On Border Force Cop Who Died In Anti-Drugs Agency Custody
Jaswinder Singh died after his health deteriorated during questioning by the NCB in Amritsar, Punjab, the police had said in March
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Kamal Haasan Opposes Death Penalty For Cops In Tamil Nadu Custodial Torture Case
While welcoming justice in the case, Kamal Haasan, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, reiterated his opposition to capital punishment.
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4 Days To Death, 6 Years To Justice: Inside The Tamil Nadu Custodial Killings
Nine police officials have been handed death sentences for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks.
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9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence In Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
Tamil Nadu Sathankulam: 9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence Over Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
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"Will Argue My Own Case": Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Judge's Recusal In Liquor Policy Case
The Solicitor General argued that the court was not a forum for theatrics and that Arvind Kejriwal should discharge his lawyer if he wanted to appear in person in the case.
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Luthra Brothers Get Bail In Goa Nightclub Fire Case, But Will Stay In Jail
The Luthras face charges of negligence, endangering human life, and other offences, in connection with the deadly fire that erupted at their Goa nightclub.
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170 Custodial Deaths Across Country In First 74 Days Of 2026: Centre
The figures shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are part of state-wise information received from the National Human Rights Commission.
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All 9 Cops Convicted In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case
The custodial torture dates back to June 19, 2020, when Jayaraj and Benicks, who ran a mobile shop, were arrested for allegedly keeping their shop open beyond permitted hours during the lockdown, a claim later found to be false.
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Verdict In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case On March 23
Nearly six years after the alleged custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district triggered nationwide outrage, a court in Madurai is set to deliver its verdict on March 23 in the sensational Sathankulam case.
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Court Denies Bail To Contractors In Delhi Biker Death Case
A Delhi court has rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of two contractors in connection with the death of a 25-year-old biker who fell into a pit dug in Janakpuri, observing that custodial interrogation was required.
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"If I Died Like Nirbhaya, Everyone Would Have Believed": Unnao Rape Survivor
The Unnao rape survivor on Monday expressed relief after the Supreme Court of India rejected the bail plea of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the custodial death of her father.
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Court Refuses To Hear Kuldeep Sengar's Bail Plea In Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to accord an out-of-turn hearing to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea challenging his conviction in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.
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"Will Teach A Lesson To Police": Madras High Court In Custodial Death Case
The judiciary will "teach a lesson to the police," the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has said, pointing out that a man was "beaten to death for nothing".
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Builder Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody In Noida Techie Death Case
A builder arrested in connection with the death of the 27-year-old software engineer in Greater Noida was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody for two weeks, as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) stepped up its probe into the incident.
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Half-Sleeves, Shorts: Mumbai's New Dress Code For Inmates To Prevent Suicides
Data shows that between 2020 and 2023, more than 54 custodial deaths were reported in Maharashtra, with several cases involving suicide by hanging.
-
34 Injuries Found On Border Force Cop Who Died In Anti-Drugs Agency Custody
Jaswinder Singh died after his health deteriorated during questioning by the NCB in Amritsar, Punjab, the police had said in March
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Kamal Haasan Opposes Death Penalty For Cops In Tamil Nadu Custodial Torture Case
While welcoming justice in the case, Kamal Haasan, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, reiterated his opposition to capital punishment.
-
4 Days To Death, 6 Years To Justice: Inside The Tamil Nadu Custodial Killings
Nine police officials have been handed death sentences for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks.
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9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence In Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
Tamil Nadu Sathankulam: 9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence Over Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
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"Will Argue My Own Case": Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Judge's Recusal In Liquor Policy Case
The Solicitor General argued that the court was not a forum for theatrics and that Arvind Kejriwal should discharge his lawyer if he wanted to appear in person in the case.
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Luthra Brothers Get Bail In Goa Nightclub Fire Case, But Will Stay In Jail
The Luthras face charges of negligence, endangering human life, and other offences, in connection with the deadly fire that erupted at their Goa nightclub.
-
170 Custodial Deaths Across Country In First 74 Days Of 2026: Centre
The figures shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are part of state-wise information received from the National Human Rights Commission.
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All 9 Cops Convicted In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case
The custodial torture dates back to June 19, 2020, when Jayaraj and Benicks, who ran a mobile shop, were arrested for allegedly keeping their shop open beyond permitted hours during the lockdown, a claim later found to be false.
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Verdict In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case On March 23
Nearly six years after the alleged custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district triggered nationwide outrage, a court in Madurai is set to deliver its verdict on March 23 in the sensational Sathankulam case.
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Court Denies Bail To Contractors In Delhi Biker Death Case
A Delhi court has rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of two contractors in connection with the death of a 25-year-old biker who fell into a pit dug in Janakpuri, observing that custodial interrogation was required.
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"If I Died Like Nirbhaya, Everyone Would Have Believed": Unnao Rape Survivor
The Unnao rape survivor on Monday expressed relief after the Supreme Court of India rejected the bail plea of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the custodial death of her father.
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Court Refuses To Hear Kuldeep Sengar's Bail Plea In Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to accord an out-of-turn hearing to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea challenging his conviction in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.
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"Will Teach A Lesson To Police": Madras High Court In Custodial Death Case
The judiciary will "teach a lesson to the police," the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has said, pointing out that a man was "beaten to death for nothing".
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Builder Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody In Noida Techie Death Case
A builder arrested in connection with the death of the 27-year-old software engineer in Greater Noida was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody for two weeks, as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) stepped up its probe into the incident.
