Jun 5, 2009 | Custodial Death, Custodial Rape
The rape and murder of Asiya Jan and Neelofer Jan by members of the CRPF in Shopian, Kashmir and the subsequent dumping of their bodies in a stream is a horrific crime by any measure, in any society. When the crime is committed by state forces in a situation of armed...
Oct 19, 2005 | Custodial Death
On 13th September 2005, on the ever busy Azadpur Mandi main road, a public protest by basti dwellers of Bharola village in the middle of the day caught the attention of the media. As trucks, buses and tempos were unable to ply on the main GT road for over two hours,...
Aug 20, 2004 | Custodial Death
On 5th July 2004 as per the Delhi police, a homeless migrant Pramod allegedly hung himself to death in a lock-up at Sabzi Mandi PS. PUDR conducted a fact-finding into the incident. To download the report click below Another-suicide-cd_sabji...
Jul 20, 2004 | Custodial Death
Nandu, a rickshaw-puller who lived and worked at and around the Old Delhi Railway Station died on 11 May 2004. Like much of his life, his death too occurred in the station, brought on by the beating meted out to him by at least 2 personnel of the Railway Protection...
Feb 28, 2002 | Custodial Death
This report documents three cases of deaths in police custody in Delhi between May and September 2001. These relate to the death of Zakir -Pushp Vihar Police Station on 16 May, Lalit Mohan – Kalkaji Police station on 16 June and Zakir – Bhajanpura Police...
Dec 26, 2000 | Custodial Death
This year there have been 9 deaths in the custody of the Delhi Police and 1 in the custody of the CBI, which we have investigated. Of the 9 deaths in police custody, 4 have been explained away as suicides and 3 have been attributed to public beating. In the remaining...
