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Pakistan: Petition urges Lahore High Court to halt alleged fake police enc
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A petition in the Lahore High Court accuses Punjab's Crime Control Department of hundreds of fake police encounters since 2025. It demands enforcement of a law requiring FIA investigations into custodial deaths, claiming courts have already ruled such encounters illegal but no action has bee
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Delhi HC reserves order on Kuldeep Sengar's bail plea in Unnao custodial d
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape victim's father's custodial death case. He is serving a ten-year prison term and has been in custody since April 13, 2018.
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CBI declares Rs 2 lakh reward each for information on two absconding cops
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In order to gather leads to locate and apprehend both the accused Sanjit Singh Mavai and Uttam Singh Kushwaha, and to motivate the general public to provide credible information about the accused persons, a cash reward of Rs. 2 lakh against each of them has been declared by CBI.
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Odisha CM orders suspension of Choudwar ACP after allegations of custodial
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an official statement from the Chief Minister's office, ACP Biswa Ranjan Sahu, in charge of Choudwar police station, was suspended after a complaint was lodged alleging custodial death of Rasananda Nayak, who was taken into custody after being accused of vehicle theft. According
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Ajith Kumar Custodial Death: Madras High Court awards Rs 25 lakh compensat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay an additional Rs 25 lakh as interim compensation to the family of Ajith Kumar, a temple guard who allegedly died due to police torture during interrogation in Sivaganga district. The remaining compensation amount will
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Ajith Kumar Custodial Death: CBI pays surprise visit to Tiruppuvanam Polic
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to inspect officers at Tiruppuvanam Police Station in connection with the Ajith Kumar custody death case.
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TN Minister visits family of custodial death victim, hands over Rs 5 lakh
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Minister K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday visited the family of Ajith Kumar, who died while in police custody, and handed ex-gratia of Rs 7.5 lakhs on behalf of the state governemt.
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"Should know basic politics," DMK's TKS Elangovan criticises Vijay's state
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Following a protest by TVK party on Sunday demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody, DMK leader TKS Elangovan said that the case has already been handed over to the CBI and those involved have been arrested.
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Tamil Nadu: Vijay joins TVK protest seeking justice for custodial deaths
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A large number of TVK members gathered to protest and seek action in the custodial death case.
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CBI registers case in custodial death of temple guard in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The CBI has registered the case under section 103 of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and taken over the investigation.
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"Can't judge entire police force on two cases," Tamil Nadu DGP on custodia
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal, in a press conference, addressed the recent custodial death of Ajith Kumar and said that one cannot judge the professionalism of the entire police force based on two cases. DGP Jiwal said, "With two cases, we can't judge whether t
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"Injustice continues under DMK": BJP's SG Suryah slams MK Stalin govt over
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"Even before the scars of the lockup murder of Thirupuvanam (Sivaganga district) brother Ajith Kumar heal, another atrocity has taken place in Chief Minister MK Stalin's own constituency, Kolathur. Is this Dravidian-style rule?" Suryah asked.
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