Custodial Torture

Telangana BJP president demands judicial probe into 'custodial torture' of eight Dalits

Telangana BJP president K Laxman on Tuesday demanded a probe by a sitting judge into the alleged "custodial torture" of eight "Dalits".

Ranchi: 22-year-old arrested over 'objectionable' Whatsapp message dies in police custody

A 22-year-old youth, Minhaj Ansari, from Dighari village, Jamtara district, in Jharkhand was arrested for a Whatsapp message on beef, touted as objectionable, reported Outlook India. According to his family, he was tortured while in custody. But the police have pointed to his medical records saying he had encephalitis, as the reason for his death.

Police brutality in UP: Three cops suspended after video of brutal beating

Three UP policemen were suspended after a video clip showing them thrashing an alleged pickpocket inside a police station in Saifai went viral on social and electronic media.

From the US to India: Is torture alright if it curbs terror?

The findings of a new investigation on the use of torture by the United States after 9/11 has sparked. It should, instead, provoke some serious introspection on the inevitable moral costs of fighting insurgencies and terrorism.

Sri Lanka dismisses international report on police torture

Sri Lanka has dismissed a US report that questioned the human rights record of its police and security forces.