On March 25 1992 the Indian Government responded to a new Amnesty International report that detailed torture rape and death in custody in India.
The government announced it was establishing a commission to investigate and monitor torture and other abuses and was considering ways to ensure speedy full and impartial inquiries into death in custody. Amnesty welcomed this announcement.
The government also said it was serious about taking action against people responsible for excesses in areas affected by insurgency. On June 2 the Calcutta High Court ordered a judicial inquiry into all death in custody from 1977 through 1992. The court also ordered “no female suspects shall be taken to or detained in a police Station after sunset.”
Article extracted from this publication >> November 13, 1992
