Paris, July 13 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation condemned the recent custodial deaths of an Awami League activist and another accused in Bangladesh, warning that the incidents raise serious human rights concerns over the right to life, the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to health, and the state’s duty of care towards people in custody.Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) alleged that both incidents con…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district and raising concerns over the growing trend of extra-judicial killings and “half encounters”.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, a Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu is scheduled to take up the matter on Tuesday.The writ p…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding the encounter death of Bharat Tiwari in Bhojpur, a major revelation emerged on Saturday that the young man’s body was riddled with five bullets. IANS has accessed the post-mortem report, which details five bullet injuries sustained by Tiwari. According to the report, the first bullet struck the upper front portion of his left thigh. The second hit the inner side of the middle section of the left thigh.The third bullet struck the inner si…
Patna, June 26 (IANS) Amid the continuing controversy surrounding the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in an alleged police encounter, residents of Bilauti village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on Friday begun efforts to preserve his memory by associating his name with a newly developing settlement in the area. Local residents and supporters have installed a large signboard at the site where Bharat Bhushan Tiwari was killed in an encounter on June 17.The board carries the message, “Your sacrifice wi…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav visited Bilauti village in Bhojpur district to meet the family of Bharat Tiwari, whose death during a police encounter has sparked political and social controversy across Bihar. During his visit, Khesari Lal Yadav offered condolences to the bereaved family and assured them of his support in their pursuit of justice. He also provided financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the family.While interacting with family members, Khesari said…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding the Bharat Tiwari encounter case in Bihar’s Bhojpur district intensified on Monday, with sharp reactions from Opposition as well as ruling party leaders, amid an ongoing judicial inquiry into the incident. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha raised serious questions over the encounter, claiming that such actions are often meant to suppress facts rather than reveal them.Speaking to IANS, Jha said, “I have seen the entire sequence…
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Politics in Bihar has intensified over the Bharat Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur, with the opposition mounting fresh attacks on the state government even as a judicial inquiry has been ordered into the incident. Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav questioned the functioning of the state government and urged Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to visit the family of Bharat Tiwari and apologise.Tejashwi alleged that the Bihar government has failed to curb crime in the state…
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday delivered a significant ruling on a public interest litigation on custodial deaths and rape cases in the state, mandating that a judicial inquiry will now be compulsory in every such instance.A division bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar directed that any death or rape occurring in police custody or jail custody must be subjected to a judicial inquiry without exception.The court ruled that such inquiries are man…
Jaipur, Feb 16 (IANS) A judicial inquiry has been ordered after a devastating fire at a chemical and firecracker factory in the Khushkheda Industrial Area of Bhiwadi in Rajasthan’s Alwar district claimed seven lives on Monday, leaving the state in shock. The blaze, which broke out around 9.30 a.m. at plot number G1/118B, spread rapidly due to the presence of highly combustible chemicals and firecracker-making materials inside the unit. Nearly 20 to 25 workers were reportedly on duty when the f…