Srinagar, Aug 20: The CBI on Wednesday arrested six policemen, including at least two officers, following orders from the Supreme Court last month in connection with the alleged custodial torture of a cop, officials said here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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The arrested cops included a deputy superintendent of police and an inspector, the officials said here. They said two civilians have also been arrested. Further details were awaited, the officials said.<\/p>\n
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The Supreme Court on July 21 directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR over the “brutal and inhuman custodial torture” of a police constable in Jammu and Kashmir and ordered the Union Territory (UT) administration to pay him Rs 50 lakh compensation.<\/p>\n
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A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the injuries caused to the constable during his illegal detention, particularly the “complete mutilation of his genitalia, use of pepper\/chilly powder and electric shocks on his genitalia”, were grave reminders of the inhuman torture meted out to him.<\/p>\n
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“The cumulative effect of all these facts is deeply shocking to the conscience of this court,” the bench said.<\/p>\n
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“The violation of Article 21 is not only evident but egregious,” it added.\u2013(PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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