Cong to intensify protests against Kerala govt in ‘custodial torture’ case
VD Satheesan also pointed out in the letter that the current DIG is also taking a stand to protect the accused
VD Satheesan also pointed out in the letter that the current DIG is also taking a stand to protect the accused
Normal life came to a grinding halt across Manipur’s Imphal Valley on Friday as a 24-hour statewide bandh was observed to protest the alleged custodial death of a 27-year-old resident of Khurai in Imphal East district.
Jammu and Kashmir was tensed on Thursday following the "custodial death" of a terror ‘OGW’ Makhan Din in the Kathua district of Jammu and a truck driver being shot dead by an Army team after he jumped a check post in North Kashmir's Baramulla border district.
Himachal Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven other poilce personnel were sentenced to life imprisonment by the CBI court on Monday, in the custodial death of an alleged accused in the Kotkhai rape-murder of a 16-year old school girl in Shimla district.
Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel has sharply criticized the Chhattisgarh government, claiming that the state's law and order situation had "deteriorated beyond repair."
The Madras HC had transferred the case to the CBCID as an interim measure to protect evidence till the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) takes up the case, as decided by the Tamil Nadu government.
Zaidi was earlier suspended in 2017 after his arrest in connection with the custodial death of a Nepalese national in the Gudia rape and murder case.
According to reports, Pradeep Tomar was beaten, stabbed and given electric shocks repeatedly by police, while his 11-year-old son was also in the police station.
Superintendent of Police Khyati Garg said the man was caught on suspicion of theft on Saturday and later died in custody.
"The deceased was not examined by the probe agency,” said the NIA in a statement, adding that the man was neither called for questioning nor was he examined at any other location in connection with cases being investigated by the agency.
