NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS NHRC: ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS A. Terrorism and Militancy B. Custodial Violence and Torture C. Important Illustrative Cases a) Custodial Deaths 1. Death of a convict prisoner Sujan Bagdi, aged 22 years, in the custody of District Correctional Home, Howrah, West Bengal (Case No. 1452/25/9/2013-JCD) 2. Death of convict prisoner Thota Chenchu Maddilety @ Maddelagaddus, s/o Machu Nagadu, on 7.10.2013 in the custody of Central Jail, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. 1 3 27 34 34 34 35 35 35 36 3. (Case No.1108/1/4/2013-JCD) Death of an under trial prisoner Tukmesh S/o Puran Singh in the District Jail, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh 37 4. (Case No. 14047/24/7/2016-JCD) Death of an under trial prisoner Chunni Lal S/o Ram Awadh in the District Jail, Basti, Uttar Pradesh 38 5. (Case No. 23479/24/15/2013-JCD) Death of accused Musan Sahni S/o late Ramaj Sahni in the jurisdiction of PS Singhwada 39 6. (Case No. 3676/4/10/2013-PCD) Death of an under trial prisoner Gobinda Barman S/o Lajbat Barman in the Raiganj District Correctional Home, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal 40 (Case No. 969/25/16/2013-JCD) b) Unlawful Arrest, Illegal Detention and Torture Alleged illegal arrest, custodial torture and false implication by the police of PS Baba Hari Das Nagar, Delhi 40 40 7. (Case No. 3052/30/7/2016) ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 i