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Custodial death

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Karnataka: Islamist mob vandalises Police Station, sets vehicles on fire over alleged custodial death in Davanagere, 2 cops suspended

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2024

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Deputy Superintendent of Police and the Channagiri police station inspector have been suspended. He, however, added that it was not a custodial death.

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‘If police come here, break their hands and legs’: Mob gathers in Haryana village after the death of one Shekul Khan in police custody

OpIndia Staff - 27 July, 2023

The video is related to the protests that emerged after the death of a person named Shekul Khan, a resident of Mewat. He died in police custody in a case related to cyber fraud.

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Bihar: Hindu man dead after being taken in custody for playing music on Holi, cops say killed by ‘bees’, irate mob kills cop over...

OpIndia Staff - 21 March, 2022

Bihar Police arrested at least 14 people in connection to the incident where an agitated mob killed a constable and injured three others following an alleged custodial death of a villager.

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Man accused of kidnapping minor girl dies in custody by suspected suicide, family admits he knew the girl: All we know about death of...

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2021

The Kasganj police has said that Altaf, accused of kidnapping a minor Hindu girl, strangulated himself in the washroom of a police lock-up

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Telangana: Woman working at Christian priest’s home dies in police custody, officer suspended

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021

Mariyamma, who used to work as a domestic help at local priest Father Balaswamy's house in Govindapuram village, breathed her last on June 18 after cops allegedly assaulted her.

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Khwaja Yunus death case: Sachin Vaze’s role and a case that lingers on since 2003

Anurag - 16 March, 2021

In January 2003, Khwaja Yunus allegedly died in police custody. Police said that he had escaped. His body was never recovered.

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West Bengal: Protests erupt demanding CBI inquiry as BJP leader dies in custody, family says he was picked up by police ‘without any explanation’

OpIndia Staff - 17 October, 2020

A BJP leader from West Bengal, East Medinipur district has been suspiciously found dead during his police custody on Thursday.

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Tuticorin custodial death case: CBI names 9 cops in charge sheet in the custodial death of father-son duo in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2020

P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix had died after they were picked up by the Police for opening their mobile accessories shop during lockdown

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BJP worker dies while in police custody: Here is what BJP alleges, what the family wants and how the police defending itself

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2020

After BJP worker Anupkumar Roy died in police custody in West Bengal, family and BJP has accused TMC of using police to kill rivals

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Tuticorin custodial death case: Tamil Nadu government transfers SP out of the district, puts him under ‘compulsory wait’

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2020

A forensic team from Madurai was appointed to collect evidence from the station. Following a nationwide outrage over the incident, five policemen have been suspended including an inspector and two sub-inspectors.

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