Custodial Deaths News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Awami League raises alarm over surge in custodial deaths under Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 24: Bangladesh's Awami League on Wednesday alleged that deaths in jail and police custody have risen sharply across the country under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, turning "detention into a source of fear rather than protection."
SC pulls up Centre, several states for non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations
New Delhi, Nov 25: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre and several state governments over their continued non-compliance with its directions mandating functional CCTV cameras in all police stations.
SC mulls involving IIT help for CCTV monitoring in police stations
New Delhi, Sep 15: The Supreme Court on Monday mulled involving a premier technical institution such as an IIT to develop a real-time mechanism for monitoring CCTV footage of police stations without human intervention.
Awami League says under Yunus's rule, party leaders being persecuted in prisons
Dhaka, Sep 13: Bangladesh's Awami League came down heavily on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government over the "brutal torture and killing" of the party leaders and activists inside prisons across the country.
SC takes suo moto cognisance of non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations
New Delhi, Sep 4: The Supreme Court on Thursday registered a suo motu case over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country.
Rights body paints grim picture of extrajudicial killings, custodial deaths in Yunus-led B'desh
Dhaka, Aug 27: A leading international human rights organisation highlighted a deeply troubling pattern of extrajudicial killings, custodial deaths, and other widespread rights violations across Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
Maha cabinet clears compensation policy for unnatural custodial deaths
Mumbai, April 15: Maharashtra cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the policy to provide compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the heirs of prisoners who die under unnatural circumstances while in custody in the state's jails.