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Alleged 'Custodial death' in Chennai: Police say Rajasekar not assaulted b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 16 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Police on Wednesday in connection with the case of the alleged custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Chennai clarified that police officials did not assault Rajasekar.
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'Custodial death' in Chennai, Tami Nadu Oppn urges probe by HC judge
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 (ANI): A history-sheeter died allegedly in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Sunday, in the second such incident in Chennai in less than two months.
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Yogi Adityanath govt has taken UP to top position in custodial deaths, far
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led government has taken Uttar Pradesh to top position in the country in custodial deaths, hunger index and farmer suicides.
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Maharashtra records highest number of custodial deaths in 2021: MoS Home N
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The highest number of custodial deaths were reported in Maharashtra followed by Gujarat and Bihar this year, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday in a reply to a question on custodial deaths.
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Custodial deaths on rise in UP under 'Thoko Raaj', Akhilesh Yadav slams Yo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 14 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that custodial deaths have increased in Uttar Pradesh under 'Thoko Raaj' prevailing under the BJP-led Yogi Adtyanath government in the state.
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Centre denies reports of increasing custodial deaths in RS
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday denied reports of an increase in custodial deaths in the Country.
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Threat to human rights highest in police stations: CJI NV Ramana
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations, adding that custodial torture and other police atrocities still prevail despite Constitutional guarantees.
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MoS Home Nityanand Rai replies on accountability of death in police and ju
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Minister of State Home Nityanand Rai in his written reply in Lok Sabha on the mechanism to ensure the accountability of death in police and judicial custody in the last three years, stated that Uttar Pradesh has the most number of custodial deaths.
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Tibetan tourist guide dies following torture in Chinese prison, sparks fur
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): A Tibetan tourist guide, Kunchok Jinpa, aged 51, who was tortured in Chinese prison succumbed to prison injuries resulting in largescale fury over the custodial deaths.
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NHRC issued order for probing all custodial deaths in country: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued an order for probing all custodial deaths in the country, Union Minister of State Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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BJP protest over two custodial deaths in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], November 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a protest here against the two alleged custodial deaths reported in Puri and Biramitrapur area of Sundergarh district.
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SC adjourns to Oct 7 hearing on plea seeking fresh guidelines on deaths, r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday deferred for October 7 hearing on a batch of petitions urging it to lay fresh guidelines to fill the legal lacunae surrounding custodial deaths, torture and rape in police custody.
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