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60% custodial deaths within 24 hrs of arrest; most in Maharashtra, Gujarat

Just three states--Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat--accounted for almost half of deaths in police custody over the past 10 years

Assam police recruitment scam: Key accused Diban Deka surrenders

BJP leader and one of the prime accused in Assam police recruitment scam, Diban Deka, has surrendered before the police in the state's Barpeta district

Anyone responsible for recruitment scam will not be spared: Assam CM

Sarbananda Sonowal said that state govt has instituted an inquiry into Sub-Inspector recruitment scam and investigating agency has been asked to conduct the inquiry impartially without any compromise

Assam police exam paper leak: 20 held; bounty to catch ex-DIG, BJP leader

Seven more people were apprehended in connection with the Assam police recruitment exam question paper leak, taking the total nabbed to 20, said DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta

Ludhiana police sells Covid-19 care kits for asymptomatic patients

The Ludhiana police are selling Covid-19 care kits through the police canteen to people who are testing positive for the virus but have no symptoms and are under home isolation

At police recruitment drive in J&K's Kathua, women turn up in large numbers

A recruitment drive organised in the border district of Kathua for the posts of Special Police Officers saw a large number of women participants

Another case of assault by cops emerges from Thoothukudi's Sathankulam

Barely months after the custodial death case of a father-son duo in Thoothukudi, another incident of alleged assault by a police team from Sathankulam station has surfaced

Police constable shifted after beating 13-year-old boy in Tamil Nadu

A 13-year old boy suffered injuries after a police constable allegedly thrashed him with a lathi for lockdown violation after which the latter has been shifted to the city control room, police said

Senior Haryana police officer arrested for 'assaulting' two women

Hemant Kalson was suspended in April 2019 for allegedly firing into the air with a constable's semi-automatic gun

Lt Governor R K Mathur unveils flag, formation sign of Ladakh Police

Lt Governor R K Mathur on Tuesday unveiled the flag, formation sign and epaulettes of Ladakh Police, an official said.

SSI arrested over father-son custodial torture succumbs to coronavirus

SSI Pauldurai (56) breathed his last at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH)

Five deaths in police custody every day over 10 years, but few convictions

Torture in police custody is "routine" in India, experts say, and is mostly used to coerce suspects to give up information and build evidence during an investigation

Packed jails amid Covid-19 a blot on justice system: CHRI Sr Advisor

In a Q&A, Maja Daruwala, who is also a member of a panel constituted by NHRC, dwells on policing during the lockdown and in general, and the dismal state of the country's prisons

Vikas Dubey is killed: Here's a timeline of events from ambush to encounter

Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead on Friday, a week after he allegedly masterminded an ambush at his village here in which eight policemen were killed

SC plea says police use colonial coercive machinery; seeks reforms

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking laying down of guidelines to prevent custodial torture/ deaths/ rape

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes and the Rule of Law

The problem lies not in the absence of laws but in the absence of the will to implement the law

Thoothukudi custodial deaths: 3 policemen sent to 15 days police remand

Thoothukudi District court ordered a 15-day remand for three police officials-Inspector Sridhar, Sub-inspector Balakrishnan and Constable Murugan in Perurani Jail

CB-CID begins investogation into death of father-son duo in Tuticorin

The CB-CID, tasked with probing the death of a father-son duo who were allegedly thrashed by the police in Tuticorin, launched investigation into the case on Wednesday.

Death of Tuticorin father-son duo brutal killing, says actor Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth described as "brutal killing" the death of a Tutcorin father-son duo, alleged victims of police torture, and expressed shock over the 'inappropriate behaviour' of some policemen.

Tuticorin SP shunted out, put on 'compulsory wait' by Tamil Nadu govt

The SP of Tuticorin, where a father-son duo died after being allegedly thrashed by the police last week, was shunted out of district and placed under "compulsory wait" by the Tamil Nadu govt.