The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought CBI's response on a plea of Kuldeep Singh Sengar. He has sought suspension of a 10-year sentence on medical grounds.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations of custodial violence against an Army Captain and his fiancee at the Bharatpur police station.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Gujarat government to give a response to former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea challenging the High Court order in the 1990 custodial death case.
A 25-year-old man, caught allegedly in connection with theft, died in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, a police official said on Monday.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged on Sunday that cases of death in custody have increased in Uttar Pradesh and said that the state government should work towards restoring law and order in the state.
The Delhi High Court on Friday declined the plea of Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of sentence during an appeal against the judgment and sentence.
A detainee named Paramjeet lodged in a jail in the Jind district of Haryana died on Monday. The accused was arrested two days ago on the charges of buffalo theft over which the CIA started interrogating him.
The Supreme Court has recently stayed the Meghalaya High Court decision directing the state government to pay compensation of up to Rs 10-15 lakhs in custodial death matters.
The Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the sentence (bail) to Jaideep Singh Senger during pendency of appeal in Unnao Rape Victim father's custodial death. The high court dismissed the plea noting that he remained in judicial custody for three years only.
Jammu Police on Wednesday issued a statement aimed at dispelling the misinformation on social media regarding the death of a person in police custody in Jourian.
Even as Saturday marked the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a progressive Iranian woman who stood up against the draconian Hijab rule and whose alleged custodial death sparked furious protests, the Iranian authorities detained her father, CNN reported citing Iranian jo