Dalit activist Shiv Kumar faced custodial violence, medical report reveals
As per the medical report, Kumar alleged that the police tied both his feet, lay him on the ground, and hit him on the soles.
By Sreshta Ladegaam| Updated: 27th February 2021 7:57 pm IST Shiv Kumar, president of Mazdoor Adhikar Sanghatan (Photo: Twitter)
Hyderabad: A medical report by the government medical college and hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh submitted to Punjab and Haryana High Court found that Shiv Kumar, president of Mazdoor Adhikar Sanghatan was subjected to brutal custodial violence.
The board of senior doctors of the GMCH examined Kumar on February 20 and concluded that he suffered at least four fractures, broken toenail beds, and showed symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
February 26, 2021 |
Chandigarh/Sonipat: Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur was released from Sonipat jail on Friday after she was granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court earlier in the day.
In the bail plea, filed through her counsel, R. S. Cheema, Arshdeep Singh Cheema and Harinder Deep Singh Bains, Nodeep Kaur had stated that she was falsely implicated in an FIR lodged under various sections, including attempt to murder, assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty and other offences under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 384, 379-b, 307.
Nodeep Kaur [File Photo]
She was arrested by Sonipat police from Kundali Industrial Area (KIA) on January 12. She was allegedly tortured by police in custody.
26 February 2021
(Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT
(Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT
A medico-legal examination submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 22 February found that Shiv Kumar, a Dalit labour-rights activist and president of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, faced severe custodial torture at the hands of the Haryana Police. The court had directed a medical examination in a plea by Kumarâs father, Rajbir, which accused the police of illegally detaining the activist on 16 January, when he was participating in the farmersâ protests in the stateâs Sonipat city. Th