CONTENTS CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER-2 HIGHLIGHTS 3 CHAPTER-3 NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS 17 CHAPTER-4 CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS 23 A. Terrorism and Militancy 23 B. Custodial Violence and Torture 24 C. Illustrative Cases 25 a) Custodial Deaths 25 Judicial Custody 25 1. Suicide by Undertrial Prisoner Ramesh Kumar in District Jail, Sirsa, Haryana (Case No. 2558/7/18/2011-JCD & Linked File 2560/7/18/2011-AD) 25 2. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Shankar Dadaju Ghume in District Prison, Wardha, Maharashtra (Case No. 1165/13/31/08-09-JCD) 26 3. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Raju in Rohini District Jail, Delhi (Case No. 1523/30/0/2011-JCD) 27 4. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Lal Mahatoo in District Jail, Sivasagar, Assam (Case No. 4/3/15/2012-JCD) 28 5. Death of Sivakumar in Judicial Custody in Tiruchirapalli due to Torture by Police (Case No. 1014/22/36/08-09-JCD) 29 NHRC i