The Hindu 03 July 2020 By Vaishna Roy Can the anger around Jayaraj and Benicks break societal indifference to custodial violence? Last year, 1,731 people died in police or judicial custody in India, which translates into some five deaths a day. Almost 75% of those who died in police custody had been tortured. The details […]
ABC News 03 July 2020 By India correspondent James Oaten and Som Patidar When shop owners P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks were taken into custody, the pair was accused of committing a minor offence: keeping their store open for 15 minutes after curfew. Key points: Five police officers have been charged with the […]
The Pioneer 03 July 2020 By Ajoy Kumar For the sake of better governance, police reforms are a must. But more than anything else, our forces need an attitudinal change. The police-public relationship needs an overhaul Sir Robert Mark, a legendary police officer in the UK, who cleaned the Metropolitan police of corruption and who […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic 02 July 2020 Reuters A father and his son who were arrested for breaking coronavirus lockdown regulations were allegedly subjected to a brutal thrashing that led to their deaths India’s National Human Rights Commission said nearly 15 cases of custodial violence and torture were reported daily on average India has arrested five policemen […]
Ground Report 02 July 2020 India recorded five custodial deaths per day such deaths daily and most of the victims belong to the poor and marginalised communities including Dalit, tribal and Muslim, annual Report on Torture 2019” released Friday on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture stated that a […]
By Karan Thapar, The Wire 02 July 2020 India’s former law minister Ashwani Kumar speaks to Karan Thapar on this particular laxity in light of the brutal custodial killing of Jayaraj and Bennicks in Tamil Nadu. One of India’s former law ministers has sharply criticised the Indian political and legal system for failing to ratify […]
PM News Nigeria 02 July 2020 By dpa/NAN Indian Police on Thursday said five policemen had been arrested in Southern India for the death of a father and son. The deceased were arrested for keeping their shop open in violation of Covid-19 lockdown rules. P. Jeyaraj and his son Emmanuel Bennicks were arrested on June […]
Deutsche Welle 30 June 2020 The deaths of a father and son from alleged police brutality have sparked outrage and a debate on custodial deaths in India, with many drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in the United States. J. Jayaraj, 58, and Benicks Immanuel, 31, were arrested by police on June 19 […]
By Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Chennai, The Hindustan Times 30 June 2020 According to the latest Crime in India report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 70 people died in police custody in 2018. Tamil Nadu recorded 12 of these deaths. New Delhi: The custodial deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district — […]
The Leaflet 30 June 2020 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) issued a Press Statement on June 29, 2020, regarding the custodial killings of two innocent traders from Tuticorin. The statement strongly contends the need for going beyond just police reforms in India. The statement urges India to ratify the anti-torture convention at the earliest. […]
