A special court in Mohali earlier this August declared 5 retired Punjab Police personnel guilty in the custodial deaths of 7 young men in staged encounters in 1993.
Ajith Kumar was allegedly tortured in custody after being detained in June over a theft at the temple where he worked. The incident occurred at a police station in Sivagangai district.
Citing the postmortem report, Kovai Sathyan said that there were cigarette burns on the temple guard’s body and ‘not a single organ was left untouched’.
B Ajith Kumar was pronounced dead at the Government Rajaji Hospital Saturday. FIR says he collapsed after an epileptic fit while trying to escape custody during a theft probe.
The victim, Ajithkumar, was earlier picked up by police in a theft case. His death sparked outrage in Tamil Nadu with political parties condemning the government.
After the 2017 rape-murder of a 16-year-old girl in Kotkhai, Suraj Singh, a Nepali labourer, was arrested. However, he died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody.
Probing 2017 Kotkhai rape and murder of 16-yr-old, IG Zaidi’s team arrested six men, including Suraj. But on night of 18 July 2017, the Nepali labourer died in custody.
Bombay HC convicted some MP Police personnel of culpable homicide in 2011. Hearing their appeals, SC bench differs on aspects including where the burden of proof lies & testimonies.
Mohsin Radio was picked up by police from his house in Bhopal in June 2015 & died later that month in custody. Court heard 14 witnesses, of which 3 were policemen, 3 doctors.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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