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TopicPolice custody

Topic: police custody

FIR based on ‘mere apprehension’—Kerala nuns walk out of Chhattisgarh jail after NIA court grants bail

The nuns were arrested on 25 July over a Bajrang Dal activist’s complaint, alleging forced religious conversion & human trafficking. The case had taken a political turn in Kerala.

‘Custodial murder’ — AIADMK spokesperson slams DMK after Sivaganga autopsy report released

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’.

Protests, political row over Lucknow trader’s death after ‘custodial torture’, 2nd case in 2 weeks

Trader Mohit Pandey's family hit the streets after his death. Chinhat SHO was suspended & booked for criminal conspiracy and murder with three others based on the family's complaint.

How AP HC upheld right against self-incrimination with ruling on mobile phones of accused

Justice V.R.K. Krupa Sagar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court took up the issue while hearing the bail pleas of former MP Suresh Babu & businessman Avuthu Srinivas Reddy in a 2021 case.

Court extends police custody of Badlapur sexual abuse case accused till Aug 26

Following the protest, Maharashtra govt announced formation of SIT. At least 25 cops were injured in stone-pelting at the railway station and other parts of Badlapur Tuesday.

New criminal laws set to be enforced soon, a look at key changes that have sparked controversy

Senior advocate Indira Jaising joins list of jurists seeking deferment of implementation of new laws, scheduled for 1 July. Experts worried about lack of procedural safeguards, misuse.

Goa court extends police custody of Bengaluru CEO Suchana Seth by five days

Seth (39) was arrested from Chitradurga in Karnataka on 8 January while she was travelling in the taxi with her son’s body stuffed in a bag and brought to Goa.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?