Custodial Death Jammu And Kashmir

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  Protests Break Out Over Alleged Army Custodial Death In Jammu And Kashmir

  Protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district today after the police found the body of a man who had gone missing in army custody. Protesters demanded justice and blamed the security forces for the alleged custodial death.

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  9-Fold Rise In Encounters In Kashmir, Custodial Deaths Up Across India

  Jammu and Kashmir has seen nine-fold increase in police encounters in 2021-22 - highest in the country - followed by Assam where such cases rose by over four times against the previous year, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

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  After Alleged Custody Death, J&K Cops Deny Body To Family, Cite Covid

  A day after the death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, the Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to hand over the body to his family, saying a gathering on his funeral could have increased the scope of COVID-19 transmission.

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  Protests In J&K's Sopore Over Alleged Custodial Death, Internet Snapped

  All internet services have been snapped in north Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town after death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, led to protests. The family has alleged that Irfan Ahmad Dar was tortured to death after he and his brother, Javid Ahmad, were picked up by police from their shop on Tuesday afternoon.

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  J&K Cop In CBI Custody Over Wife's Dowry Death Case

  The CBI today took into custody a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer after filing a charge sheet against him in a Jammu court for the alleged murder of his wife over an unfulfilled dowry demand, officials said.

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  Schoolgirl Kept Illegally By Cops, Alleges Family In Kashmir's Handwara

  For three days, a schoolgirl has been in police custody at Kashmir's Handwara, where three persons were killed in firing by security forces on Tuesday.

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  Special Investigation Team Indicts Army Officer in Custodial Disappearance Case

  A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, probing the alleged custodial disappearance of a chemist from Rawalpora 14 years ago, has invoked the charges of abduction, murder and destruction of evidence against an army officer, who is now a brigadier.

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  3 Policemen Arrested for Custodial Death of Man in Jammu and Kashmir

  Three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the custodial death of a 22-year-old man in Kupwara district on Wednesday.

• Clean chit for Omar Abdullah in custodial death case

  In a major relief to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, a magisterial probe looking into the death of National Conference worker Haji Syed Yousuf has exonerated Mr Abdullah and his aides from any wrongdoing.

• J&K custodial death: Govt appoints commission

  The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed a commission to enquire into the alleged custodial death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammad Yousuf.

• Supreme Court notice to Omar govt on 'custody' death

  The death of a National Conference worker in Jammu and Kashmir, after he was handed over to the police by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, continues to be a major controversy for Mr Abdullah.

• J&K custodial death: Supreme Court issues notice to Omar Govt

  The Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government on the alleged custodial death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammad Yousuf.

• Custody death probe: J&K High Court refuses to appoint sitting judge

  Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has rejected the request of the state government to spare the services of a sitting judge for probing the death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammad Yousuf, allegedly in police custody last month.

• 'We have never asked for money,' says Farooq Abdullah

  Farooq Abdullah, the chief of the National Conference, has denied allegations that his party sells key positions and offices in Jammu and Kashmir to the highest bidder. "The National Conference has never asked for money and it will remain the same in the future as well," he said in Delhi today.

• J&K custodial death row: Opposition steps up offensive

  The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned indefinitely for a second day in a row today after the Opposition refused to let the House function. Opposition parties wanted to debate the death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah, who was handed to the Crime Branch by Mr Abdullah on Thursday last week. A day later Mr Shah died while in custody. He was an a...