Supreme Court Orders Rs 50 Lakh Compensation To J&K Police Officer Who Suffered Custodial Torture, Directs CBI Probe

Reinforcing constitutional safeguards against custodial violence, the Supreme Court today (July 21) ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged custodial torture of a police constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (“JIC”) in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Court directed immediate arrest of the police officers of the J&K police who were responsible for...