The report relates to the death of a 23-year-old boy, Dinesh, a resident of Raghubarpura, near Gandhi Nagar in East Delhi. Dinesh was being questioned by the Gandhi Nagar police over the disappearance of minor girl in his neighbourhood. The visits to the Police station did not stop for him, even when the girl returned home. The report provides a detailed account of the brazen highhandedness of the local police in investigating a case of kidnapping, involving torture and extortion, leading ultimately to the death of a young man.