Life sentence convict Mohammed Zubair Kasam Shaikh hails from Mumbai but instead of transferring him to a prison close to the city, the jail authorities transferred him to Nagpur, which was not accessible for his family.
Despite Damning Evidence, No Action Initiated Against Jail Staff Over Custodial Death of Prisoner
Ravindra Jagtap was allegedly brutally beaten up by five prison officials, say witnesses. Even in the autopsy report it was determined that his death was caused by a blunt trauma to his chest.
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Rights2 hours ago
Mumbai: Over eight months ago, a 36-year-old undertrial prisoner was brutally killed inside Jalgaon sub-jail in Maharashtra. The prisoner, Ravindra Jagtap, was allegedly brutally beaten up by five prison officials â including the prison superintendent. The severity of the violence was explicitly captured in the autopsy report which showed 20 âfresh contusionsâ all over his body and a team of three doctors conclusively determined that the death was a result of a âblunt traumaâ caused to his chest.
Another Prisoner Accuses Nashik Jail Officials of Torture, Attempts Suicide
Avinash Jadhav has accused officials of persistent mental and physical torture for deposing against them and supporting allegations made by Asghar Ali Mansoori, who died by suicide in the jail in October last year.
Avinash Jadhav. Photo: By arrangement
Rights3 hours ago
Mumbai: Six months after 32-year-old convict Asghar Ali Mansoori died by suicide inside the Nashik central prison, alleging persistent torture at the hands of prison officials, another prisoner has attempted to take his own life in the same jail. Thirty-year-old Avinash Jadhav was, however, rushed to the Nashik civil hospital and his life was saved. Jadhav too has accused the jail officials of harassing him for close to a decade. He claims that more recently, he was targeted for deposing against the officials and supporting Mansooriâs allegations of torture.
Nashik Custodial Suicide Probe Finds No Foul Play ; Victim s Father s Statement Recorded Wrong
Mumtaz Mansoori says while he named the jailors who allegedly harassed his son in prison, the statement recorded on his behalf does not mention this.
A screengrab taken during a video call between Asghar Ali Mansoori and his family members. Mansoori would speak to his family at least once a week on a video call.
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Rights04/Mar/2021
New Delhi:Â Five months after 32-year-old Asghar Ali Mansoori died by suicide in the Nashik central prison, his father has said that the statement the authorities have recorded on his behalf is very different from what he actually said. Meanwhile, however, the executive magistrate’s inquiry has found that there was no foul play in Asghar’s death.
Bombay HC Seeks Details on Probe Into Nashik Prisoner s Suicide After Harassment
Then bench said enough time had passed to complete an inquiry by now.
A screengrab taken during a video call between Asghar Ali Mansoori and his family members. Mansoori would speak to his family at least once a week on a video call.
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Rights21/Jan/2021
New Delhi:Â The Bombay high court has asked for all the inquiry documents relating to the custodial suicide of a prisoner at Nashik Central Prison, after the family said they had not been informed about whether the mandated independent probe into 31-year-old Asghar Ali Mansoori’s death had even begun.