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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicCustodial death

Topic: Custodial death

In 9-yr-old custodial death case, Bhopal court orders murder FIR against 6 cops, jailer, doctor

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.

‘Fake case, beaten up by police’ — UP Dalit man’s custodial death sparks violence. 2 FIRs, 30 booked

Akash Singh, a father of 2, was arrested for alleged theft of a bike. Family claims he was booked in false case. SP says no external injuries were found in medical exams.

Protest, stone-pelting erupt after Assam man dies in police custody, 2 suspended

Arsabh Ali (42) died in custody at Lakhimpur's Khelmati police outpost after being detained late Wednesday for a mobile phone theft case. A cause of death is yet to be ascertained.

SC seeks Haryana govt’s response on plea for FIR against officials in 2013 custodial death case

Anand Kaushik, in his petition, claimed that his brother, Satender Kaushik, died in the custody of the NIT police station in Faridabad on 25 July, 2013.

‘Act of murder’ — Gujarat HC order upholding ex cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s conviction in custodial torture case

In 2019, sessions court convicted ex IPS officer Bhatt and constable Pravinsinh Zala in 1990 custodial torture and murder case of a person who had been arrested following communal violence.

Army launches probe into Poonch civilian deaths and torture videos, commanders likely to be replaced

ThePrint was the first to report Saturday that government was taking serious note of developments in Poonch area & Army is in the process of fixing accountability for any lapses found.

Death of civilians ‘in custody’ and Poonch-Rajouri security debacles may result ‘in strict action’

Mobile internet services suspended Saturday in the twin border districts of J&K over 'widespread resentment' among people following videos purportedly showing torture of civilian suspects.

Meghalaya HC frames rules on compensation for custodial deaths — ‘will only stop when state bleeds’

Calling custodial deaths 'slur on civilised state', HC issued 6-month deadline for compensating families of custodial violence victims. Bench said compensation to depend on victim's age.

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A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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