A Study On Police Brutality And Custodial Death In India
- IJLLR Journal
- Mar 13
- 1 min read
Santhiya S, B.C.A LL.B. (Hons.), School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Dr. M. D. Chinnu, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
ABSTRACT
Custodial death is one of the worst crimes in a civilized society. The main objective of establishing police force in a country is prevention of crime. But Police in India usually adopt practices of torture for the law enforcement. They torture the accused in the name of investigation and to extract confession from them. they also torture innocent people and bystanders. The human rights violation by them are verbal abuse, assault, threat of death or injury, humiliation, deprivation of food etc., On women, they torture them in the form of molestation, rape and sexual harassment. The main aim of this study is to identify the roles and responsibilities of police against the citizen of India and to find out practical solutions to curb police brutality which is against the basic human rights and constitutional rights.
Keywords: police force, human rights, violations, police brutality, crime, protection
