A woman pilot and her husband, also an airline staff, were thrashed by a mob in Delhi's Dwarka for allegedly employing a 10-year-old girl as domestic help and torturing her.
Afghan migrants who were deported by Turkey have voiced grievances about mistreatment at the hands of Turkish border forces, alleging that they were subjected to physical abuse and torture following their arrest, TOLOnews reported.
The use of torture in Pakistan by law enforcement agencies in order to extract confessions or other information has been widespread, according to The News International newspaper.
According to authorities, the woman is the wife of a mobile store owner who was having domestic troubles. One of her acquaintances referred her to a guy who claimed to fix people's problems by giving them amulets (Taweez)
A majority of them including Ali Shamraiz, Raja Noman Asif, Raja Etsham, Irfan Ahmed and Faisal Aurangzaib were members of the student wing of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP).
After accusing police of torture in a selfie video that he purportedly recorded, a youth committed suicide in the One Town area of Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
The investigation was triggered after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted a media report about a delivery agent from Assam who was harassed and tortured by residents over false charges.
In a worrying nexus of cybercrime, human trafficking and torture, Chinese gangs are running 'factories' for duping thousands of investors worldwide, according to Trueceylon News.
"Senthil Balaji was targeted and tortured. ED kept questioning him continuously for 24 hours. This is totally against human rights," the state Law Minister said adding that the probe agency has to answer to the people and in court.
The two youths had been tortured to death by citizens in the Orangi Town area on May 9. The investigating officials told the media that the killed youths were identified as Babar and Nazeer.