The Meghalaya High Court (Division Bench) held that 18-year-old Class XII student, detained from the evening of 12-05-2014 and produced only on 14-05-2014, was beaten and assaulted by Tura police personnel and died on 20-05-2014 of injuries caused in police detention. The court relied on the CID investigation which disbelieved the police version and charge-sheeted police personnel, and found gross human-rights violation. Enhancing the State's deposited Rs 10 lakh, it awarded Rs 15 lakh compensation to the mother. It directed departmental inquiries against the charge-sheeted policemen and the SP, proceedings against negligent doctors, scrutiny of the remand magistrate, and conclusion of the criminal trial within a year. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 28 February 2018 in WP(C) No. 213 of 2014, the Meghalaya High Court (Coram: Tarun Agarwala, S.R. Sen, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 15 lakh (Rs 15,00,000).
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The Meghalaya High Court judgment dated 28 February 2018 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“A young life has been snuffed out on account of police brutality” (para n/a — original judgment unnumbered; quote at p.13 of official PDF)
The Meghalaya High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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