98 Deaths In Police Custody Every Year [NP]
Cover Story 98 Deaths In Police Custody Every Year 98 Deaths In Police Custody Every Year Jai Vipra,June 17, 2016Follow @HenceAnon Views 1752 As many as 1,275 people died in police custody in India between 2001 and 2013 but less than 50% of custodial deaths led to a case being registered, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show.
The deaths in judicial custody or in prisons reported by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are much higher.
Since the turn of the century, the least deaths were reported in 2010 (70), while the most were reported in 2005 (128 deaths).
On an average, 98 people die in police custody every year in India.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau Only two policemen were convicted for every 100 deaths in police custody nationally, only 26 police officers have been convicted for custodial deaths.
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