CW-2026-0009Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal8 August 2026
Externally reportedV2
News reports state that a man arrested by Halisahar police on August 7, 2026, was produced before a court and remanded to police custody. He reportedly became unwell in the police lock-up early the following day and was declared dead after being taken to a hospital. His wife alleged that he had been beaten in custody and had visible injury marks. Police sources cited by one outlet suggested a heart attack, while the police commissioner said the exact cause would be known after the post-mortem report. The state government subsequently ordered a magisterial inquiry and suspended the investigating officer. A later report states that the government also directed the state CID to investigate. These responses do not establish that torture occurred or determine the cause of death, and no inquiry or post-mortem findings were identified in the cited material.
Custodial death · Reported allegation
4 public sources
3 institutional actions · pending · concluded
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CW-2026-0008Tala Ampadar, Kantamal and Sagabari villages, Odisha10 March–7 April 2026
Externally reportedV2
An Orissa High Court order records a public-interest petition alleging that police attacked tribal villagers, broke into and damaged homes, used force and arrested multiple people during operations connected to protests against road construction for the Sijimali mining project. The reported sequence includes arrests on 10 March 2026 and a later police operation affecting Kantamal and Sagabari during the night of 6–7 April. The petition alleges that women, including a pregnant woman and women accompanied by infants, were detained without being told the grounds and were physically humiliated. The State told the court that police were executing non-bailable warrants and that numerous police personnel were injured after villagers attacked them. The court ordered joint spot verification and a State affidavit but did not determine whether the allegations were true.
Protest policing · Reported allegation
5 public sources
1 institutional action · pending
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CW-2026-0007Surat, Gujarat14 July 2026
Externally reportedV2
News reports describe videos that appear to show several handcuffed men being marched through a residential area in Salabatpura by Surat police personnel on 14 July 2026. The reports state that personnel pulled some men by the hair, slapped them and struck them with lathis in public. A senior police officer acknowledged that the accused had been paraded, while the alleged assaults remain under inquiry. The men had been arrested in a rioting and attempted-murder case. The Gujarat High Court subsequently took suo motu cognisance, and the State reported that a preliminary police inquiry was underway. These institutional responses are not findings that misconduct occurred or that any individual is responsible.
Public beating · Reported allegation
4 public sources
2 institutional actions · pending
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CW-2026-0006Hyderabad, Telangana23 July 2026
Externally reportedV2
Multiple newsrooms report that Osmania University police took a student leader from near the university campus on July 23, 2026, and held or questioned him at police premises for approximately two hours before releasing him. The student organisation alleges that he was placed in preventive custody to stop him from attending a planned protest and that police had been monitoring and threatening participating organisers. Police accounts described the action as verification connected to his participation in an earlier campus protest, which police reportedly said lacked prior permission. The available reporting does not identify the statutory power invoked or establish whether the detention was lawful or unlawful.
Protest policing · Reported allegation
4 public sources
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CW-2026-0005Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu23 July 2026
Externally reportedV2
News reports state that a man detained by police in Thoothukudi on July 17, 2026, was hospitalised later that day and died during treatment on July 23. His family alleges that four police personnel assaulted him during questioning and that injuries sustained during detention led to his death. Police deny the assault allegation, saying he was medically examined, later collapsed at the station, was released on station bail, and collapsed again near the hospital. Reports state that a case was registered following a family complaint and that an investigation was underway. The alleged assault, its relationship to the death, and the cause of death had not been established in the supplied reporting.
Custodial death · Reported allegation
4 public sources
2 institutional actions · pending
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CW-2026-0003Uttar PradeshDate not stated
Externally reportedV2
A public Times of India report states that two police constables assigned to Kanwar Yatra security duty in Moradabad district allegedly arrived at a temple while intoxicated and behaved improperly toward pilgrims. The publisher further reports that the constables verbally abused other police personnel who intervened, were taken into custody, underwent a medical examination that reportedly found heavy alcohol consumption, and were subsequently suspended pending further departmental action. The alleged conduct, intoxication, circumstances preceding the incident, medical findings, and basis for the disciplinary action have not been independently verified.
Other · Reported allegation
1 public source
2 institutional actions · pending · concluded
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CW-2026-0001Meerut, Uttar Pradesh8 July 2026
Externally reportedV2
The Indian Express reported that a purported 30-second video recorded during a protest in Meerut on 8 July 2026 appears to show police personnel slapping several protesters and striking a person inside a police van. The protest concerned demands for further arrests following the killing of a Dalit woman. Meerut Police alleged that protesters had obstructed traffic, attempted to enter government premises and attacked personnel, while the Senior Superintendent of Police said that police used the minimum necessary force.
Public beating · Reported allegation
1 public source
1 institutional action · concluded
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