On Sunday, the Madhya Pradesh Police rescued as many as 40 mentally ill people who were kept locked up awful circumstances. They were often beaten and chained up said the police after the force rescued the victims from Ratlam district of the state. The victims were allegedly brought to the[Read More…]
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Dalit man allegedly beaten to death by Jharkhand Police
A Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by Jharkhand Police on the occasion of Holi celebration after he sprinkled colour on a Chowkidar in the range of Satgawan Police Station in Koderama district of Jharkhand. The victim, Pradeep Chaudhary, was 55 years old. He is survived by his wife[Read More…]
Girl abducted, stripped and attacked brutally in Bengaluru
A case of sexual violence has again resurfaced in Bengaluru. Around Lakshmidevi Nagar area in Bengaluru, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped, stripped, beaten and tortured. The accused allegedly rubbed chilli powder on her private parts, while her mother was forced to watch. Police arrested five people including three women,[Read More…]
Police custody deaths go unpunished in India, says Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch on Monday said the police in India are torturing suspects to death in custody with impunity and blaming suicide or natural causes. The rights group said a failure to follow proper arrest procedures, such as presenting a suspect before a magistrate within 24 hours, was allowing[Read More…]
Bureaucrat BK Bansal’s suicide note claims CBI officers tortured, abused him and his family
Corporate Affairs ex-director general, BK Bansal who committed suicide on Tuesday along with his son has accused CBI officers of torturing him and his family. CBI has said that the officers named in the note will be investigated by the agency, reported NDTV. Bansal (60) and Yogesh (30) were found[Read More…]
After wife and daughter, former bureaucrat BK Bansal and son commit suicide
Alleging torture by the CBI, former bureaucrat Bal Kishan Bansal committed suicide along with his son. Arrested on corruption charges, the due ended their lives in their Madhu Vihar residence in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported. Earlier this year in July, his wife and daughter had committed suicide by[Read More…]