Over 42 pc Punjab prison population accused or convicted under NDPS Act, says study

No less than 54 per cent of the 660 inmates interviewed during the course of a study in 24 jails across Punjab alleged custodial violence in police custody. At least 12 per cent of the total prisoners interviewed also alleged custodial violence in the prisons. Incidents of smuggling were alleged by

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