Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018

Custodial Deaths– A Retrospective Study

N. K. Shakya, M. N. Siddiqui, Pratibha Shakya, N. B. Singh, O. P. Gupta, Nadeem Ahmad

Abstract :

Introduction:Deaths in police custody are sometimes controversial and raise the questions on trust in police because some custodial deaths are due to not providing proper care at proper time, some deaths are due to complications of physical torture by police and some deaths remain suspicious.

Material and Method:  In this study we retrospectively analysed the pattern of deaths in custody that were ought to the mortuary at IMS, BHU, Varanasi from July 2006 to June 2016 for medico–legal autopsy.

Result:In our study of last 10 years total of 235 custodial deaths were reported in Varanasi. Based on age, sex, religion, death pattern etc. Among total of 235 cases, 225 cases were male and 10 cases were female. Hindus were commonly involved (202) than Muslims (31) and other religion (2). Maximum number of deceased died in custody were from Uttar Pradesh, 5 from Uttarakhand and 1 each from Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Haryana and Punjab. Deaths among convicted prisoners were dominated (187) over under trial prisoners (48). 210 deaths were in jail and 25 in hospital. 197 deaths were attributed due to natural cause, 28 were due to unnatural cause mostly suicidal in nature and in 10 cases cause of death remains undetermined.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion:

In my study most common cause of the custodial death is natural cause and this may occur due to the various factors like poor nutritional status, old age, lack of good health facilities, poor hygiene, overcrowding in jails etc.

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N.K.Shakya, M.N.Siddiqui, Pratibha Shakya, N.B.Singh, O.P. Gupta, Nadeem Ahmad, Custodial Deaths– A Retrospective Study, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018

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