custodial deaths

Dhaka, April 7 – Bangladeshi police arrested Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, a senior leader of the Awami League and the country's first female Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday, according to local media reports.Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Media)...

Ranchi, March 26 – The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the 437 deaths reported in judicial and police custody across the state since 2018, highlighting major gaps in mandatory judicial investigations.This figure was disclosed in an affidavit filed by Vandana...

Chennai, March 23 Declaring that the NTK's decision to enter the electoral arena is a strategy in itself, party chief Seeman launched his election campaign here on Monday.Responding to a reporter's query about the strategy his party would employ in the upcoming polls, Seeman said, "Our party...

Dhaka, March 3 – The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed grave concern on Tuesday over what it described as ongoing mass arrests and custodial killings of political leaders and activists across the country, saying that these actions violate fundamental rights and undermine justice and the rule...

Raipur, February 26 The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was in disarray on Thursday after the government disclosed that 66 inmates had died in the state's prisons over the past 13 months, with the Congress demanding a House committee investigation into the death of a tribal leader while in...

Jaipur, February 24 The Rajasthan government informed the assembly on Tuesday that 21 cases of deaths in police custody were reported in the state between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025.In a written reply to a question by MLA Shanti Dhariwal, the government said that 21 custodial...