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Three cops suspended for Dalit man's custodial death in UP
Three cops suspended for Dalit man's custodial death in UP

The three cops who have been suspended for their alleged role in the man's killing are Sunil Singh, station in charge of Radhanagar police station, sub-inspector Vikas Singh, and constable Devendra Yadav.

  • Monday, 10 October 2022
Custodial death: OHRC orders govt to pay Rs 5L compensation
Custodial death: OHRC orders govt to pay Rs 5L compensation

Das in his petition further mentioned that despite knowing Biswal’s state of mind the jail authorities had neither provided him psychiatric treatment nor taken him for counselling

  • Monday, 08 August 2022
Abhaychandapur ‘custodial death’: Jagatsinghpur SP, IIC in the crosshairs of Congress
Abhaychandapur ‘custodial death’: Jagatsinghpur SP, IIC in the crosshairs of Congress

Manoranjan Gedi was picked up by the personnel of Abhaychandapur police station in connection with a narcotics case and died later under mysterious circumstances on Saturday. Gedi’s family members attributed his death to custodial torture. 

  • Sunday, 01 May 2022
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Mystery over youth’s death in Paradip; Family alleges custodial death

The family members alleged that Manoranjan was picked by the cops in a narcotics case and was subjected to torture. Following his death, the post-mortem was conducted hurriedly at night.

  • Sunday, 01 May 2022
OHRC registers suo-motu case over 'custodial death' of man in Bhubaneswar
OHRC registers suo-motu case over 'custodial death' of man in Bhubaneswar

While taking serious view of the matter, the Commission has called upon the Twin City Commissioner to submit a detailed report in the matter.

  • Wednesday, 20 April 2022
'Custodial death' in Bhubaneswar: Investigating officer shunted, NHRC seeks report
'Custodial death' in Bhubaneswar: Investigating officer shunted, NHRC seeks report

The investigating officer, S K Behera, has been replaced by an inspector-ranked officer attached with the district Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) who will now probe the case. 

  • Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Alleged custodial death case: 2 names, 2 wives of deceased leave police at sea 
Alleged custodial death case: 2 names, 2 wives of deceased leave police at sea 

On the one side, police file shows the man as Pradeep Sahu, an habitual offender, while on the other, one of the families identifies him as Debendra Choudhary having no criminal antecedents. 

  • Monday, 18 April 2022
Bhubaneswar Man Held For Bicycle Theft Dies, Kin Cry Custodial Death
Bhubaneswar man held for bicycle theft dies, kin cry custodial death

Pradeep Sahu, who hailed from Kapilaprasad in the city, reportedly fell sick in the custody and died at Capital Hospital.

  • Monday, 18 April 2022
Alleged Custodial Death In Bargarh
Bargarh 'Custodial Death': Safaiwalas Call Work Shutdown In Bolangir

Odisha Ghasi Bikash Mancha (OGBM), a State-level rights group has resorted to demonstration demanding justice to the family of Gobinda Kumbhar who died under mysterious circumstances during treatment while being under police custody on September 25.

  • Friday, 08 October 2021
Bargarh 'Custodial' Death: Petition Filed In Orissa HC Seeking CBI Probe
Bargarh 'Custodial' Death: Petition Filed In Orissa HC Seeking CBI Probe

Police excess allegedly led to the death of Gobinda Kumbhar, a resident of Tora village in Odisha's Bargarh district.

  • Monday, 04 October 2021
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Bargarh Youth Custodial Death: BJP Demands Handing Over Probe To Independent Agency

Suresh Pujari, BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Bargarh, has demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to handover the probe of Dalit youth Gobinda Kumbhar’s death in police custody to an independent agency for free and fair investigation.

  • Monday, 27 September 2021
Bargarh SP Recommends HRPC Probe Into Alleged Custodial Death
Bargarh SP Recommends HRPC Probe Into Alleged Custodial Death Of Youth

Alleging that police excess led to the death of Gobinda Kumbhar, a resident of Tora village, his brother Jiten Kumbhar has demanded stringent punishment for the culprits. "I demand harshest of punishment even up to hanging to those who have killed my brother," said Jiten.

  • Monday, 27 September 2021
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Sambalpur Custodial Death: Rs 3L compensation for kin of victim

Sambalpur: In a major development, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today directed the Additional Chief Secretary of Odisha Home Department to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation in connection with the custodial death case where an under-trial prisoner died under mysterious circumstances at Jujumura in Sambalpur last year. As per sources, the Town Police […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Sambalpur custodial death: Congress demands compensation, judicial probe

Sambalpur: Dubbing the custodial death in Sambalpur as ‘murder’, the Congress party today demanded Rs 30 lakh compensation for the family of the victim and a judicial probe into the incident. A delegation led by former PCC president Jayadev Jena met the family members of Abinash Munda who allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Pradhan blames CM Naveen for Sambalpur custodial death

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday blamed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patniak for the custodial death and the subsequent riot-like situation in Sambalpur. Speaking on the sidelines of the inaugural event of the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City in New Delhi, Pradhan said the state government is […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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