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India’s Custodial Death Toll: Ajith Kumar’s Case Highlights Over 4,200 Fatalities from 2020 to 2022
In the 2021-22 alone, 155 people died in police custody across the country―Tamil Nadu reported four deaths in police custody ...
Experts flag lack of law on custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu
India reported 73 deaths in police custody across the country in 2022, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) ...
Holleman: City Hall transparency still out of sight in tornado information request
Hamilton came off as no friend of transparency, managing to anger the press, activists and aldermen with her tight grip on ...
Bella Vista adds online form option for those seeking public records from city departments
The city announced in a news release it has added an online form specifically for records request on its website at ...
Custodial deaths: Police convictions remain zero in Tamil Nadu and beyond
Madras High Court notes alarming pattern of custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu, with police rarely held accountable.
Are existing mechanisms effective in preventing custodial violence?
The gruesome death of security guard Ajith Kumar, 27, while in police custody in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district last month ...
"Can't judge entire police force on two cases," Tamil Nadu DGP on custodial death of temple guard
The Bharatiya Janata Party members are targeting the Stalin government and the Tamil Nadu police after the incident. Tamil Nadu BJP Secretary SG Suryah on Thursday lashed out at the MK Stalin ...
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Custodial Torture: Kerala High Court Orders Framing Of Charges Against Cops Without 'Sanction', Says Official Duty Doesn't Authorize Assault
The Court found that protection as per Section 197 Cr.P.C. does not extend to criminal activities committed by public ...
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24 deaths since 2021, no convictions: Custodial violence has left a blood trail in Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, there is a pattern of violence in police custody which was highlighted in aftermath of custodial deaths of ...