India: Killings in Police Custody Go Unpunished

Police in India often bypass arrest procedures and torture suspects in custody to death, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. At least 591 people died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015, according to official data. While Indian police typically blame deaths in custody on suicide, illness, or natural causes, family members of victims frequently allege that the deaths were the result of torture or other ill-treatment. 

Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/19/india-killings-police-custody-go-unpunished