Death Cases In Police Custody in India: In the last five years in India, there were more than 650 deaths in police custody. The Ministry of Home Affairs gave this information in a written reply to the Parliament. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha that in the last five years, a total of 669 cases of police custodial deaths were registered across the country. This figure of deaths is from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2022.
Explain that citing the data provided by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Minister Nityanand Rai gave this information in the House.
So many deaths in police custody in these years
According to the information given by Minister Nityanand Rai, a total of 175 cases of death in police custody were registered during 2021-2022. There itself. In 2020-2021, 100 cases of death were registered, 112 in 2019-2021, 136 in 2018-2019 and 146 in 2017-2018.
Rai further said, “The NHRC recommended monetary relief of Rs 5,80,74,998 in 201 cases and disciplinary action in one case in incidents of death in police custody during the period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2022. He made it clear that police and public order are state subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, adding that it is the responsibility of the concerned state government to ensure the protection of human rights.
Minister Nityanand Rai further said this
Minister Nityanand Rai said the Central Government issues advisories from time to time and has also invoked the Human Rights Act (PHR), 1993, which mandates the NHRC and State Human Rights Commission to investigate alleged human rights violations by public servants. Prescribes the establishment of commissions.
He said that when the NHRC receives complaints of alleged human rights violations, the commission takes action as per the provisions laid down under the Human Rights Act.
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