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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.
Custodial killings ‘worst kind of crime’: Jharkhand High Court raps state government; fresh probe ordered in over 260 cases
May 15, 2026 2:51 am
According to the state’s own affidavit, inquiries in 262 of these cases were conducted by Executive Magistrates instead of Judicial Magistrates despite a statutory requirement mandating judicial probes in custodial death cases.
Jharkhand High Court orders CBI probe over ‘custodial assault’ allegations against Enforcement Directorate officials
March 16, 2026 5:04 pm
The case stems from an FIR registered in Ranchi based on a complaint by Santosh Kumar, the principal accused in the Rs 23-crore Peyjal scam involving alleged misappropriation of government funds.
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
'Marpeet not part of official duty': Madhya Pradesh High Court refuses to quash criminal case against police officer
December 25, 2025 9:52 am
Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta said that the acts of assault, torture, illegal detention and custodial violence, described repeatedly as "marpeet” are wholly illegal and cannot be considered part of official duty.
Cops convicted for custodial torture | ‘Didn’t lose hope... thought there was no option but to fight’: Victim’s mother on 16-yr legal battle
October 07, 2025 11:53 pm
Says will file appeal seeking enhanced punishment
Delhi sessions court stays FIR against cop accused of custodial torture
April 10, 2025 3:16 am
Patel, who was represented by advocate Jagdeep Vats, was accused of forging the identity of passport holders to travel to foreign countries illegally
Torture in police custody continues to plague India’s justice system
April 07, 2025 11:48 am
India must enact a law against torture, ratify the UN Convention, and take effective steps to insulate the police from external pressures as mandated by the Supreme Court
Chain-snatching accused 'tortured' in custody, Surat court registers case against 4 policemen
March 29, 2025 7:28 am
Following complaints filed by the accused last month, a judicial magistrate's court set up a suo motu inquiry and recommended filing of a criminal case
Claims of custodial torture and youth’s suicide rock J-K’s Kathua, DM and police order enquiries
February 07, 2025 5:07 am
Police claim Makhan Din, a Gujjar youth, died by suicide after he was “exposed” for militant links; local MLA alleges Din and his father were tortured the entire night.
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