US EditionKupwara Custodial Torture Case: CBI to Press for Police Remand of 8 Including Two Police Officers
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested six policemen following Supreme Court orders after severe physical abuse of Constable Khurshid Ahmad Chouhan in custody in 2023.
- On Wednesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested six Jammu and Kashmir policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Aijaz Ahmad Naiko and Sub-Inspector Riyaz Ahmad, following Supreme Court orders to probe custodial torture.
- On February 17, 2023, Constable Khursheed Ahmad Chouhan was summoned from Baramulla to report before the Kupwara SSP and was allegedly held illegally from February 20 to February 26, 2023, enduring torture.
- Medical records at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences , Srinagar, document complete genital mutilation, removed testicles, fractures, and six days of beatings with iron rods, electric shocks, and red pepper insertion.
- On July 21 the Supreme Court of India directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to arrest responsible police within one month and awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to Chouhan, rejecting the UT's suicide theory.
- The Supreme Court of India ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit a status report by November 10, 2025, and listed the matter for November 17, directing a probe into systemic issues at the Joint Interrogation Centre, Kupwara.
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CBI Arrests J&K Police Officers for Custodial Torture | Supreme Court Orders Compensation
Eight Jammu & Kashmir police personnel arrested by CBI for custodial torture of Constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan. Supreme Court directs FIR, Rs 50 lakh compensation, and departmental action.
CBI arrests 8 J-K Police personnel in custodial torture case; to seek police remand
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The CBI will seek from the Srinagar Special Court the police remand of eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel arrested by it for inflicting “brutal and inhuman custodial torture” on a fellow police constable two years ago, officials said. The eight officers who were taken into custody on Wednesday night […]
CBI arrests 6 J-K policemen on Supreme Court order for cops custodial torture - The Tribune
The CBI on Wednesday arrested six Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in connection with the alleged custodial torture of a constable following orders from the Supreme Court last month.
6 Policemen Arrested For Constable's Custodial Torture In Jammu And Kashmir
The CBI on Wednesday arrested eight police personnel, including at least two officers, in connection with the alleged custodial torture of a cop, following orders from the Supreme Court last month, officials said here on Wednesday.
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