National Human Rights Commission

Custodial torture: West Bengal

The National Human Rights Commission recommended monetary relief of Rs 25,000 in a case it classified as custodial torture, in West Bengal (NHRC Case No. 1066/25/13/2014), on 2 August 2017. NHRC's annual report for 2016-17 lists this case among those in which the state had not sent the Commission proof of payment (data as of 31 March 2017).

Authority
National Human Rights Commission
Case number
1066/25/13/2014
State
West Bengal
Police station
Not stated in the source
Nature of complaint
Custodial torture
Relief recommended
Rs 25,000
Relief recommended
2 August 2017
Latest published status
Payment not shown to NHRC (31 March 2017)

Where this is published

  • 2016-17 · listed as pending compliance (no proof of payment) · open the report (PDF) (text line 9836 of the extracted report)
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