1993-2018 ,u ,p vkj lh % iPphl o’kZ&vla[; vk’kk,a Nhrc : Twenty Five Years-billion Hopes Alcohol also contributes to accidents during custody, especially head injuries. Falls onto a hard surface are often on the occiput and the frequent inding of frontal and temporal contre-coup brain damage at autopsy is good evidence of a deceleration injury rather than an assault with a weapon. • Some falls may occur during custody or in transit from the site of arrest to the police station – others have happened before arrest, but the ill-effects and death may become manifest during the stay in the police cell, when the police are often blamed either for allowing or causing the injury – or for not summoning or providing urgent medical attention. • Drugs overdose or hypersensitivity deaths are occasionally seen amongst offenders. • Death may be from purely natural causes, usually cardiovascular in origin, which happened to have occurred during detention. It must be admitted, though it is almost impossible to provide objective proof, that the emotional and sometimes physical upset of being arrested and con ined may have affected the blood pressure and heart rate suf iciently, by an adrenaline response, to have precipitated an acute cardiac crisis in the presence of severe preexisting disease (diabetes, epilepsy, asthma or other diseases). 89. What do we mean by deliberate self-harm (DSH) & suicidal attempt? How to identify the signs suggestive of DHS? Deliberate self-harm and suicidal attempt which are considered high risk behaviors and the negative outcomes of which could be fatal, grievous injury or person may frequently come in con lict with law as in this case non-compliance with the jail rules. The cause of deliberate self-harm could be mental illness, substance abuse, personality problem or manipulative behaviour. Most commonly noted deliberate self-harm could be 1. Super icial cuts 2. Head banging 3. Swallowing non-edible materials 4. Scratching 5. Opening old wounds FORENSIC INVESTIGATION | 63