Custodial death

Tamil Nadu custodial death: 4 more cops arrested, total 6 held so far

Vignesh and his friend Suresh, both habitual offenders, were taken into custody by the Secretariat police in Chennai on April 18.

May 08, 2022, 11:29 AM IST

Tamil Nadu custodial death case: CB-CID arrest 2 cops

Vignesh and his friend Suresh, both habitual offenders, were taken into custody by the Secretariat police in Chennai on April 18.

May 07, 2022, 12:15 PM IST

‘Police killed our son’ alleges family, Madras High Court orders re-postmortem

The mother of the victim named Manikandan, a college student from Ramanathapuram, said that her son had been taken into the nearby police station for questioning after he attempted to flee a vehicle checkpost by speeding away on his bike.

Dec 07, 2021, 15:51 PM IST

151 custodial deaths reported this year, Maharashtra saw maximum: Centre

Maharashtra reported maximum 26 deaths in police custody followed by Gujarat (21) and Bihar (18).

Nov 30, 2021, 19:37 PM IST

UP man dies in police station washroom, family alleges foul play

The police claimed that Altaf strangulated himself using a string from his jacket hood in the washroom.

Nov 10, 2021, 16:08 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi stopped from meeting family of sanitation worker who died in UP police custody

The deceased sanitation worker, Arun, was arrested by police yesterday in connection with a theft of Rs 25 lakh from a warehouse on October 17.

Oct 20, 2021, 15:35 PM IST

Kerala custodial death: Nine police officials dismissed after commission’ report

The Kerala government on Monday (February 15) decided to dismiss from service of the nine police officials, who were responsible for the custodial death of a 49-year-old remand prisoner at a police station in Idukki district in July 2019. A special cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, took the decision.

Feb 15, 2021, 18:06 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra, Taapsee Pannu, Tiger Shroff and others condemn custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and J Fennix

Several celebrities such as Priyanka Chopra, Taapsee Pannu, Tiger Shroff, Neha Dhupia and others condemned the act and shared their views on social media. 

Jun 27, 2020, 16:23 PM IST

Sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets life imprisonment in 30-year-old custodial death case

The Supreme Court had last week refused to entertain his plea seeking examination of 11 additional witnesses in the case. 

Jun 20, 2019, 11:55 AM IST

Delhi court sends five Uttar Pradesh policemen to 10 years in jail for custodial death of youth

Sonu was apprehended on the suspicion of being involved in a robbery.

Mar 20, 2019, 18:34 PM IST

Father of woman allegedly raped by Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA dead in police custody: Report

Congress spokesperson calls it 'goonda raj' in Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 09, 2018, 12:45 PM IST

Odisha: 200 locals set police station on fire over custodial death of prisoner

Locals in Sambalpur in Odisha vandalised the Ainthapali Police Station and set it on fire after the death of an accused in jail. The accused who died in jail was behind bars in connection with charges of theft.

Feb 09, 2018, 13:30 PM IST

800 days later, Sreejith ends protest demanding justice for his brother after statement to CBI

Sreejith's brother had been killed in police custody in May 2014.

Jan 31, 2018, 14:49 PM IST

Five policemen including SHO suspended for custodial death

Seemingly fearing police interrogation and arrest, he went to fourth floor of the building and jumped off to his death.

Jan 02, 2017, 00:14 AM IST

SHOCKING: Dalit youth dies in custody in Kanpur, 14 cops booked for murder, protests continue

In yet another case of aleged police high-handedness, a Dalit youth was found dead in a police station in Kanpur, triggering protest in the area.

Aug 05, 2016, 10:19 AM IST

Haryana govt orders SIT probe into Gohana Dalit boy death case

A Special Investigation Team has been formed to probe the death of a 15-year-old Dalit youth in Gohana here, a day after two ASIs were booked on murder charges following allegations from the family that he died in police custody.

Oct 24, 2015, 14:17 PM IST