custodial death

Prayagraj (UP), April 11 The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation and the state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant video and...

Islamabad, April 10 – A leading minority rights organization condemned the custodial killing of a Christian man on Friday, just hours after Pakistani police arrested him on charges they described as "fabricated."According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), police claimed that...

Patna, April 9 – Following the recent incident of spurious liquor in East Champaran, Bihar, the police have intensified their crackdown on liquor smugglers and the illegal liquor network.Amid these ongoing operations, a new controversy has emerged after the death of an arrested accused during...

Mumbai, April 8 The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court's order to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in the alleged custodial death of city youth Agnello Valdaris in 2014.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak, in an order passed on Monday, said the...

Mumbai, April 7 The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court's order to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Agnello Valdaris in 2014.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak, in an order passed on Monday, said the...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 6 In a landmark judgment, a court here on Monday awarded the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case.The father and son, P. Jayaraj and J. Bennix, were allegedly assaulted by the convicted police officers in...

Patna, April 4 – Tension gripped parts of the Katihar district on Saturday after the custodial death of a man triggered violent protests in the Phalka police station area.The incident revolves around 24-year-old Rakesh Kumar Yadav, whose death in police custody has sparked serious allegations...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 2 A district court on Thursday deferred the announcement of the sentence for nine police personnel convicted in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case, in which a father and son died while in police custody, to April 6.Madurai First Additional...

Madurai, March 30 A court on Monday criticized the central and state governments for the delay in submitting reports regarding the health, financial status, and conduct of nine police officers convicted in the high-profile Sathankulam custodial death case. The sentencing in the case was...

New Delhi, March 30 A 32-year-old Nigerian national died under mysterious circumstances after being apprehended by the Special Staff of the West district during an operation called "Kavach" in west Delhi, police said on Monday.The Delhi Police, in a statement, said that the incident occurred...

Dhaka, March 30 – A leader of the Awami League was seriously injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district, according to local media reports. This is the latest incident of political violence in Bangladesh.The victim, 52-year-old Shafiqul Islam Azam...

Madurai, March 23 – In a landmark verdict that brings partial closure to one of Tamil Nadu’s most shocking custodial death cases, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday convicted nine police personnel for the murder of father-son duo P. Jayaraj and J. Bennix in...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 23 A Border Security Force constable, who was picked up by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning on March 3, has died in the central agency's custody, with his family alleging that he had been brutally assaulted.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked...

Bengaluru, March 20 – Karnataka Home Minister, G. Parameshwara, handed over the investigation into an alleged custodial death reported from the Tumakuru district to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, HM Parameshwara said, “The death...

Chennai, March 19 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have stalled after the CPI agreed to contest five seats, going against its Left ally, the CPI(M), which continues to insist on a larger share.The CPI’s decision to reduce its demand – despite earlier joint discussions...

Dhaka, March 15 – As the number of deaths of Awami League members in custody continues to rise in Bangladesh, another party leader died in custody at Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka, local media reported on Sunday.The 55-year-old Shahnur Alam Shanto died on the night of March 13 while...

Chennai, March 12 There has been a significant decline in the number of crimes reported in Tamil Nadu since 2021, although certain sections are creating the impression that crime rates have been rising in recent months, the state government said on Thursday.Whether the cases involved sexual...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar and other convicted individuals in the custodial death case of her father.A division bench...

Key cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, March 11:* The High Court will hear the plea of the Unnao rape survivor to increase Kuldeep Sengar's 10-year prison sentence to a death sentence in the custodial death case of her father.

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), March 9 The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has alleged that a 26-year-old man, who died recently while in police custody, was brutally tortured.The party has strongly condemned the incident, while the Tamil Nadu police maintain that the death was due to health...