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To Check Custodial Deaths, India to Install CCTV Cameras in Police Stations, Vice World News

Vice World News 03 December 2020 By Danish Raza There have been more than 1700 custodial deaths in the country in the last 10 years. In a landmark ruling to check excesses in police custody, India’s Supreme Court has ordered the installation of CCTV cameras across police stations and offices of all investigating agencies. Cameras should […]

Five custodial deaths in India daily, says report, The Hindu

The Hindu Published on 27 June 2020 Torture methods include hammering iron nails in body, hitting private parts, urinating in mouth A total of 1,731 people died in custody in India during 2019. This works out to almost five such deaths daily, according to a report by a rights group released on Friday. Timed with the International […]

India Torture Update: Karnataka, June 2019

On 25 June 2019, a day ahead of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the custodial death of undertrial prisoner Syed Fairoz, aged 21 years, at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, Bengaluru on 24 January this year. The […]