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Tamil Nadu custodial death: Autopsy report of Chennai man reveals 13 different injuries on body
Fp Staff •Vignesh was arrested on 18 April for alleged possession of drugs. He died the following day. His post-mortem report revealed 12 contusions and an abrasion
Samajwadi Party raps Uttar Pradesh government for Lalitpur rape
•SP chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that Uttar Pradesh records the highest fake encounters and custodial deaths
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained on way to home of Agra Dalit who died in police custody
Fp Staff •Arun Valmiki was accused of stealing money on Saturday night from a police station's evidence locker. He died in custody
Woman constable killed, many injured as Bihar mob runs amok over custodial death
Fp Staff •People blocked roads, pelted stones in Jehanabad district, after a man arrested in liquor trade died in judicial custody in Aurangabad
SC directs Centre to install CCTV cameras in offices of CBI, ED, NIA and other probe agencies
•The court posted the matter for hearing on 27 January and directed officials from each state and UT to file affidavits giving a firm action plan with exact timeline for compliance with the order within six weeks
Priyanka Chopra, Riteish Deshmukh, Taapsee Pannu condemn the custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Fenix
Fp Staff •The deaths of P Jayaraj and his son Fenix, allegedly in police custody in Madras's Tuticorin, have caused massive outrage across the country.
MK Stalin says DMK will seek CBI probe into custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Fenix as personalities demand justice on social media
Fp Staff •Following social media outcry over the deaths, DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday said his party would approach the court seeking a probe by the CBI, if the state government failed to conduct a proper investigation into the "custodial death" of Jayaraj and Bennicks of Sathankulam
Custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and Fenix prove shadow of colonial policing still looms large, erode confidence in rule of law
Vishavjeet Chaudhary •Jayaraj and Fenix died at a Kovilpatti hospital on 23 June after being arrested for allegedly extending business hours of their cellphone shop in violation of lockdown norms. Their relatives have accused police of severely thrashing the father and son at Sathankulam Police Station.
Tuticorin custodial deaths: AIADMK vows justice for Jayaraj and Fenix; ruling party, DMK announce Rs 25 lakh to kin of deceased
•Jayaraj and his son, arrested for 'violating' lockdown norms by allegedly extending business hours of their cellphone shop, died at a hospital in Tuticorin on 23 June, with the relatives alleging they were severely thrashed by police personnel
Barmer custodial death: Dalit victim's autopsy not done as protest continue; family demand Rs 1 cr compensation, govt job
•The post mortem of a 25-year-old Dalit man, who had died in police custody in Barmer on Thursday, has not been conducted so far as the victim's family are adamant with their set of demands of a compensation of Rs 1 crore, strict action against the accused policemen and a government job to one family member