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Kashmiri prisoners face physical abuse in jails outside state as conditions remain pitiable at home

Kashmiris lodged in prisons in Jammu and Kashmir and outside the state are often attacked and thrashed by the jail staff and treated in most inhumane conditions, claims reports

Karachi soon to be run from inside prison: Newly elected mayor Waseem Akhtar requests for office in jail

Jailed leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Pakistan was on Wednesday elected as Karachi's new mayor by a big margin with his party sweeping the local municipal elections.

Centre asks for report on killing of Nagaland rape accused

The Centre on Friday asked the Nagaland government to furnish a detailed report on a rape accused being killed in Dimapur.

Pay Rs 50K to tortured jail inmate: NHRC tells Kerala

The rights panel had taken cognisance of the incident on the basis of a complaint received from a human rights defender.