SC asks student arrested for Noida violence to approach HC; observes 93,000 cases pending in apex courtThe Supreme Court declined to grant bail to a Delhi University student accused of inciting violence during a Noida industrial workers' prot...
08 May, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
"Government fully committed": India in active pursuit of Nirav Modi's extradition from UKIndia is determined to bring fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi back from the United Kingdom. New Delhi is in constant communication with Brit...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Breaking the law behind barsA significant ruling from a Madurai court has resulted in nine policemen being sentenced for custodial deaths, signaling a critical shift i...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Infosys reaffirms zero-tolerance policy amid Pune harassment claims; parallel investigation deepens in Nashik TCS caseIn an official statement, Infosys emphasised its commitment to employee safety. "Infosys maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any form of...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Sathankulam custodial deaths: Nine police personnel sentenced to death by courtNine police officers received the death penalty for the brutal custodial torture and murder of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix in Sathankula...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi faces custodial torture risk, UK High Court toldA former Indian Supreme Court Justice has informed the UK High Court about the risks faced by Nirav Modi. Justice Deepak Verma stated that ...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Gujarat court acquits Sanjiv BhattFormer IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was acquitted on Saturday in a 1997 custodial torture case by a Porbandar court. Currently serving a life s...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Kolkata rape and murder: SC stays Cal HC order directing CBI probe into custodial torture caseThe Supreme Court halted a Calcutta High Court order for a CBI investigation into the alleged custodial torture of a woman arrested during ...
11 Nov, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Magisterial enquiry ordered into the death of Pulwama man as family alleges he died of 'torture in illegal custody'A magisterial enquiry is launched into the custodial death of Imtiaz Ahmad Pala, who died after being detained by J&K police in connection ...
06 Jun, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Custodial deaths: Plea seeks fresh Supreme Court normsThe latest petition pointed out that even though prosecutions are initiated in some cases of police excesses, there were no convictions bet...
09 Jul, 2020, 09.57 AM IST
SC asks JK government to file reply on alleged custodial torture of Kathua case witnessThe top court was hearing a plea by Talib Hussain, a key witness in the Kathua gang rape-and-murder case, alleging custodial torture by the...
21 Aug, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
111 died people in police custody in eight months: Government to Lok Sabha111 deaths have taken place in the police lockups during the last 8 months in the country, while 330 cases of torture by police have also b...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
28 cases of alleged human rights violation against army personnel in NE HCParrikar said that information related to cases filed in all the courts is not centrally maintained.
31 Jul, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh custodial death: NHRC seeks action against guilty copsNHRC indicted MP Police in a case of custodial death of a man due to torture, and asked the state government to initiate criminal proceedin...
21 Apr, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
- Gujarat High Court may hand over custodial torture case to CBI
The Gujarat High Court today indicated that it might hand over a case of custodial torture, involving IPS officer Subhash Trivedi, to an in...
29 May, 2012, 11.17 PM IST
- RS panel moots minimum term for culprits
Laws on torture and death of suspects in police custody will be tightened if the government accepts recommendations made recently by a parl...
18 Dec, 2010, 02.21 AM IST
- Pandey's counsel allowed to be present during interrogation
A local court granted permission to the advocate of religious leader Dayanand Pandey, arrested in the Malegaon blast case, to be present du...
17 Nov, 2008, 09.10 PM IST