Gujarat noticed 81 custodial deaths in closing 5 years, easiest in India 

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: Gujarat witnessed essentially the most choice of custodial deaths within the closing 5 years with 81 such circumstances, adopted by way of Maharashtra with 80 deaths,  Lok Sabha was once knowledgeable on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai mentioned as many as 687 other people died in police custody in more than a few portions of the rustic from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2023.

Whilst 81 deaths in police custody have been reported in Gujarat, 80 such deaths came about in Maharashtra within the mentioned duration, he mentioned, replying to a written query.

The minister mentioned there have been 50 police custodial deaths in Madhya Pradesh, 47 in Bihar, 41 in Uttar Pradesh and 36 in Tamil Nadu.

Mentioning the information equipped by way of the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, Rai mentioned a complete of 164 deaths in police custody have been reported in 2022-23, 175 in 2021-22, 100 in 2020-21, 112 in 2019-20 and 136 in 2018-2019.

NEW DELHI: Gujarat witnessed essentially the most choice of custodial deaths within the closing 5 years with 81 such circumstances, adopted by way of Maharashtra with 80 deaths,  Lok Sabha was once knowledgeable on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai mentioned as many as 687 other people died in police custody in more than a few portions of the rustic from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2023.

Whilst 81 deaths in police custody have been reported in Gujarat, 80 such deaths came about in Maharashtra within the mentioned duration, he mentioned, replying to a written query.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The minister mentioned there have been 50 police custodial deaths in Madhya Pradesh, 47 in Bihar, 41 in Uttar Pradesh and 36 in Tamil Nadu.

Mentioning the information equipped by way of the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, Rai mentioned a complete of 164 deaths in police custody have been reported in 2022-23, 175 in 2021-22, 100 in 2020-21, 112 in 2019-20 and 136 in 2018-2019.