Tamil Nadu government has shifted out Sivaganga District Superintendent of Police, Ashish Rawat and posted him on compulsory wait at the office of Director General of Police (DGP) in Chennai.
In the wake of the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, who died during a police inquiry conducted in Sivaganga district, five police personnel have been arrested, the Tamil Nadu government said.
Following the death of a temple guard from Sivaganga in police custody, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) spokesperson Kovai Sathyan alleged that this was the 25th custodial murder under Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and there was a blatant cover-up of evidence.
Kovai Sath
Families of two young men allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing by Pakistani security forces are staging a peaceful sit-in outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Turbat, the administrative centre of Balochistan's Kech district.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding an alleged custodial death in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, on May 21.
The JAC was formed in connection with the "custodial death" of Khoisnam Sanajaoba alias Ibungo. The call for a statewide shutdown, from the intervening night of April 24 and 25, was given against the government to protest the demise of the young man who allegedly died in official custody.
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the CBI regarding Jaideep Singh Sengar's plea for suspension of sentence in the Unnao custodial death case. His interim bail has been extended until March 11, 2025.
Prakash Ambedkar urges CM Devendra Fadnavis to compensate victims of Parbhani violence, including family of custodial death victim Somnath Suryavanshi. He also calls for a judicial enquiry into police actions and commends former PM Manmohan Singh's leadership.
Sengar was earlier granted an interim suspension of sentence on medical grounds by the High Court in the POCSO case for two weeks. He is serving a life sentence in the POCSO case.