CONTENTS CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER – 2 HIGHLIGHTS : 2009-2010 3 CHAPTER – 3 NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS 9 CHAPTER – 4 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION CASES 15 A. Number and Nature of Complaints 15 B. Illustrative Cases of 2009-2010 18 a) 18 Custodial Deaths 1. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Surendra Kumar Pawan in Beur Central Jail, Patna (Case No. 2600/4/2005-2006-CD) 18 2. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Babu Lal due to Assault in Indore Central Jail, Madhya Pradesh (Case No. 2193/12/2006-2007) 19 3. Death of Bhagat Ram in Police Custody in Rajasthan (Case No. 376/20/2006-2007-CD) 20 4. Death of Akhilesh in Hardoi District Jail of U�ar Pradesh (Case No. 13366/24/36/07-08-JCD) 21 5. Death of Bipin Kumar Yadav in Begusarai District Jail, Bihar (Case No. 2420/4/29/08-09-JCD) 21 6. Death of Undertrial Ram Kumar in Korba District, Chha�isgarh (Case No. 286/33/2003-2004-CD) 22 7. Death of Sheroo Khan in Police Custody in Bastar District of Chha�isgarh (Case No. 250/33/2001-2002-CD) 23 8. Death of Kandula Tirupathi in Polcie Custody in Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (Case No. 886/1/2004-2005-CD) 24 b) 25 Illegal Detention & Torture 9. Torture of Geeta Devi by Police Officials in her House (Case No.1522/34/2005-2006) 25 10. Death of a Pregnant Woman due to Torture Inflicted by Constables of Government Railway Police (Case No.10789/24/46/09-10) 25 NHRC Ii