Sabrang 29 July 2020 By Faheem Muhammed M.P A critical inquiry into custodial killings in the state over the last four years Civil society has been enraged since the death of Jayaraj (59) and his son Fenix (31) allegedly due to the custodial torture in the Satankulam police station in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district. The police booked […]
Sabrang 24 July 2020 The hopes of recovering the remains of the victim are bleak, but all circumstantial evidence make up the facts in the case, as per the ACP who is the complainant in the FIR The six policemen from Vadodara who have been charged for allegedly killing a migrant worker from Telangana are […]
Latest Laws 24 July 2020 By By : Vidisha Singh Abstract “Custodial torture is universally held as one of the cruelest forms of human rights abuse. The Constitution of India, the Supreme Court, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the United Nations forbid it. But the police across the country defy these institutions. Therefore, there […]
TRT World 20 July 2020 How torture in police custody recently caused two deaths and triggered a strong movement against the heavyhandedness of Indian police. A young woman stares directly into the camera. Bespectacled and steadfast in her conviction, she wears a face of resignation and disappointment. “Hi, I’m Suchitra, I’m South Indian and I […]
South Asia Journal 19 July 2020 By Sanchit Srivastava It is high time one questions the eulogization of police brutality by cinema as it justifies custodial deaths and encounters. The custodial death of Jeyaraj and Fenix had led to a lot of protests in some parts of the country but did not gain a momentum […]
Jadaliyya 16 July 2020 By Jinee Lokaneeta George Floyd’s death, the outrage and protest against it, and renewed movement for police and prison abolition has resonated in different corners of the world, including the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In Sathankulam, protests erupted after a father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennix were allegedly brutally tortured to death by […]
The Wire 15 July 2020 According to a report from the National Campaign Against Torture, India recorded 1,723 cases of custodial deaths from January to December 2019. The custodial deaths of Jayaraj and his son Benicks in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin on June 22, has sparked outrage against police brutality. Reports have emerged on how the […]
The Pioneer 14 July 2020 The only way to prevent and eliminate custodial deaths is to make the senior police officers directly accountable whenever such incidents occur in police stations under their jurisdiction On June 26, three days after the father-son duo, P Jayaraj and Bennix, died after being brutally tortured in police custody in […]
North West Arkansas 12 July 2020 Police say suspect killed in flee attempt LUCKNOW, India — A top suspect in dozens of crimes, including the killings of eight police officers last week, was fatally shot Friday in police custody while allegedly trying to flee, officials said. Vikas Dubey snatched a gun from officers after their […]
Taipei Times 11 July 2020 A top suspect in dozens of crimes, including the killings of eight police officers last week, was fatally shot yesterday in police custody while allegedly trying to flee, officials said. Vikas Dubey snatched a gun from officers after their vehicle overturned on a highway near the northern Indian city of […]
