While hearing a case related to police custodial death, the Bombay High Court made a strong observation and pulled up Maharashtra police. The court asked the state government to pay Rs 15 lakh to the victim. Bombay HC;
The mob had set ablaze the Batadrava Police Station and several two-wheelers in the afternoon following the death of a fish trader, identified as Safiqul Islam by the DGP.
A family member alleged that the victim, Vignesh, had died due to police excess and his post-mortem report revealed there were 13 injuries on his body, including a broken tibial bone on his right leg. The two were taken into custody on Friday night.
According to reports, 25-year-old V Vignesh and one another person Suresh were taken into custody for allegedly possessing machetes and half-kg of ganja while cops were conducting a vehicle check near Kellys at Purasawalkam on Monday night.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that the father-son duo in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi was tortured by the accused police officials for more than seven hours.
A Special Sub-Inspector of Police Pauldurai, an accused in the brutal custodial death of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Sathankulam died due to Covid-19 early on Monday, police said.
Tuticorin custodial death case: Jayaraj (59) and his son J Benicks (31), were arrested on June 19 and lodged in Kovilpatti sub-jail for keeping their mobile phone shop in the Sathankulam main bazaar area open during a curfew imposed during coronavirus lockdown.
The CB-CID, tasked with probing the death of a father-son duo who were allegedly thrashed by the police in Tuticorin, launched an investigation into the case on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday assured that the case will be transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The father-son duo of Jayaraj and Benicks were booked for not closing their mobile shop in time on June 19. They were lodged in the Kovilpatti jail on June 21.
After the custodial death of P Jeyaraj and his son Fenix, many Tamil celebrities have come forward to mourn the loss through various social media posts. The actors have demanded justice for them and expressed their grief.
As the alleged custodial death of a father-son duo in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) triggered an uproar not only in Tamil Nadu but across the nation, the ruling-All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakhs to the family.
The Himachal Pradesh government has again suspended Inspector General of Police ZH Zaidi, DGP Sitaram Mardi said Thursday but refused to disclose the reason for the suspension. When asked why Zaidi was suspended, the DGP said he has been suspended by the home secretary, "talk to him to know the reason why he was suspended". Zaidi was posted as CEO of the state wakf board.
SP Sultanpur Himanshu Kumar said the FIR was registered on the complaint of Shukla's brother as the family were not allowing to carry out the post mortem examination and other legal proceedings.
Satya Prakash Shukla (50) and his sons were detained by the police on Monday night in connection with loot of Rs 26 lakh from a bank employee in Peeparpur area, Additional Superintendent of Police (Amethi) Dayaram said.
Vijay Singh, a resident of Sion area who worked as a medical representative in a pharmaceutical firm, died after he was detained at the Wadala Truck Terminus police station for questioning in an assault case on Sunday
The body of a Kerala man who died after being allegedly tortured in police custody was on Monday exhumed to ascertain the actual cause of death, under orders of the judicial commission of Justice K. Narayana Kurup. Rajkumar, 49, a small-time financial agent, died in custody on June 21 after allegedly being subjected to brutal third-degree torture at the Nedumkandam police station in Idukki district.
Chotu alias Vinay and his brother were arrested by the Kishni Police on Saturday in connection with the alleged illicit liquor trade. On Sunday, they were sent to jail where Chotu fell ill and was taken to the prison hospital. When his condition deteriorated, he was rushed to the district hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
Rajkumar, 49, a small-time financial agent, allegedly died in custody on June 21 after being subjected to brutal third-degree torture at the Nedumkandam police station.
A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi said that a three-judge bench had already passed an order on May 24 on a similar plea and therefore it cannot entertain the petition.
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