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Punjab man dies in Italy police custody after sexual assault complaint
June 27, 2026 11:05 pm
The deceased Punjab man's family has strongly disputed the sexual harassment allegations by minor girls in Italy.
Gujarat custodial death case: Telangana family seeks reappointment of special prosecutor
June 19, 2026 4:34 pm
Babu Nisar custodial death case has taken a fresh turn after the victim’s son sought the reappointment of the former Special Public Prosecutor.
Immediate FIRs, recorded post-mortem: Karnataka gets SOP for custodial death, violence probes
May 19, 2026 2:26 pm
The SOP mandates immediate registration of FIRs in all custodial violence or custodial death cases, and directs that officers of and above DSP rank investigate such cases.
Ludhiana woman's custodial death 2017: Punjab govt declines sanction to prosecute then ADCP, ACP; 2 other cops to face trial
April 09, 2026 11:45 am
A CBI court has summoned two Punjab Police officers to face trial in the 2017 custodial death of a Ludhiana woman. While investigators allege a criminal conspiracy involving senior officials, the Punjab government has refused to sanction the prosecution of two high-ranking PPS officers.
Nine years after man’s ‘custodial torture’ rocked Cuttack, 2 cops and 4 home guards arrested
April 08, 2026 4:33 pm
A senior police officer familiar with the case said the investigation had been halted, but was recently reinitiated following instructions from top authorities
Explained: Why HC accepted CBI's 'no police torture' finding in taxi driver's son custodial death in 2019
March 20, 2026 7:41 am
A HC bench led by Justice Bharati H Dangre on March 13 'concluded the issue' after observing 'all efforts' taken by CBI to ascertain if the death was due to assault and from the beginning the answer was 'in the negative.'
Tamil Nadu police on backfoot, 26-year-old details custodial ‘torture’ in dying declaration
March 15, 2026 8:10 am
Six policemen suspended, autopsy shows "injuries all over body", has inconsistencies with police claims
Eight years on, 4 RPF officials booked over alleged assault, death of minor
February 24, 2026 8:30 pm
The accused have been identified as then RPF inspector Suresh Attri and constables Vikas Patil, Dinesh Patil and Arvind Yadav, who were posted at Kurla in 2018.
Pay Rs 10 lakh to kin of 36-yr-old man who died in police custody in March 2021: NHRC to UP Govt
December 12, 2025 9:16 am
The Commission also criticised the UP police for “deliberately concealing facts” and failing to provide a credible explanation for multiple injuries found on the deceased.
Tamil Nadu custodial death: Chief Minister Stalin transfers probe to CBI, High Court seeks reports
July 02, 2025 5:36 am
The High Court reminded the officials that “police cannot be the investigators in a case against themselves”.
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