Essay On Police Brutality

Police Brutality in India

There are many countries in the world that still have police abusing their powers. In this instance, we are going to take a look at India. Police in India most of the time do not follow arrest procedures and torture suspects who are in custody to death as established by the Human Rights Watch, which is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. At least 591 people died in police custody in India between the year 2010 and 2015, according to official data. Instead of holding the police responsible for their actions, the authorities in India have however stalled reforms that is much needed to build a more rights-respecting force.

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But his brother, Ramu Singh, who was arrested with him, said that after being arrested they were both stripped down to their underwear and tortured: [The police officers] put us down on the floor. Four people held me down and one man poured water down my nose continuously. I couldn’t breathe. Once they stopped on me, they started on Shyamu. Shyamu fell unconscious. So they started worrying and talking among themselves that he is going to die. One of the men got a little packet and put the contents in Shyamu’s mouth.

Family members filed a police complaint against seven police officers alleging death due to torture. Since that time, the police have repeatedly stalled efforts to ensure accountability. Ramu told Human Rights Watch that he faced threats and harassment by the police for pursuing his brother’s case: The police used to tell me I have become a sore wound for them that needs to be cut out: “You have become that for us. Beware or the same thing that happened to Shyamu will happen to