There have been dozens of reports from all over India that arrested people have been so severely tortured during interrogation that they have died. The allegations include reports from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar Orrissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Ta-mil Nadu, The Union Territory of Delhi and West Bengal. In August 1987 a lawyer, M A Rasheed, died allegedly in the custody of the Karnataka police. In October 1987 the state’s chief minister informed Amnesty International that his death was the subject of an inquiry being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which found in April 1988 that there was a prima facie case that a police sub-inspector, five other
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Above: A Sikh youth harassed and humiliated by Punjab police. Bottom: Sikh youths and innocent women are being taken away, locked up and tortured to death. Women are raped by the gang of the police and tortured in undisclosed detention centers.
Above: A Sikh youth harassed and humiliated by Punjab police. Bottom: Sikh youths and innocent women are being taken away, locked up and tortured to death. Women are raped by the gang of the police and tortured in undisclosed detention centers.
A telling accounts of India’s tyranny against the Sikhs. Above: Bhai Awtar Singh’s arm was battered during beatings. Bottom: Abdomen was burnt with hot iron.