Custodial Death

The family of Anuj Thapan, who died while in police custody following his arrest in the case related to firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house here, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death. While the police claim Thapan killed himself in the lock-up, his mother Rita Devi in her petition filed in the HC on Friday alleged foul play and claimed he was killed. In the plea, which will come up for hearing in due course, Devi sought the HC to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the death of her son. The petition alleged Thapan was physically assaulted and tortured by police in custody. It also sought the high court to direct the police to hand over CCTV footage of the police station and the lock-up where Thapan was held. The petitioner requested for the preservation of call data records (CDR) of police officials, who are probing the firing incident, from April 24 to May 2. It also sought directions for a fresh post-mortem

Five miscreants were arrested for the arson at Batadrava Police Station in Assam's Nagaon district, and a SIT will soon be constituted to inquire into the incident, a top police officer said on Sunday

The apex court said the report be furnished to this Court within a period of eight weeks

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of 448 deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22 till February

CJI NV Ramana expressed his concerns over increasing cases of custodial torture and police atrocities in country and said that threat to human rights is highest at police stations

Just three states--Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat--accounted for almost half of deaths in police custody over the past 10 years

SSI Pauldurai (56) breathed his last at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH)

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In 62 cases pertaining to custodial deaths, 33 policepersons were arrested, 27 were chargesheeted, four were acquitted or discharged, and none were convicted

Only two policemen were convicted for every 100 deaths in police custody - nationally, only 26 police officers have been convicted for custodial deaths