National Human Rights Commission

Custodial death (police): Punjab

The National Human Rights Commission recommended monetary relief of Rs 5,00,000 in a case it classified as custodial death (police), in Punjab (NHRC Case No. 785/19/1/2016-PCD), on 19 September 2019. NHRC's annual report for 2019-20 lists this case among those in which the state had not sent the Commission proof of payment (data as of 31 March 2020).

Authority
National Human Rights Commission
Case number
785/19/1/2016-PCD
State
Punjab
Police station
Not stated in the source
Nature of complaint
Custodial death (police)
Relief recommended
Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000)
Relief recommended
19 September 2019
Latest published status
Payment not shown to NHRC (31 March 2020)

Where this is published

  • 2019-20 · listed as pending compliance (no proof of payment) · open the report (PDF) (text line 11181 of the extracted report)
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